ARTICLE 6. SANITARY ENGINEERING - IN.gov

ARTICLE 6. SANITARY ENGINEERING

Rule 1. Sewer Use; Cities and Towns

410 IAC 6-1-1 Sewerage systems in incorporated cities and towns; orders for construction and use (Expired)

Sec. 1. (Expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2014.)

Rule 2. Swimming and Wading Pool Operations

410 IAC 6-2-0.1 Applicability (Repealed)

Sec. 0.1. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3334)

410 IAC 6-2-0.2 "Air gap" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-0.3 "Competition pool" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-0.4 "Department" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-0.5 "Diving pool" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-0.6 "mg/l" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-0.7 "Pools with wading areas" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-1 "Public swimming pool" defined (Repealed)

Sec. 1. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3334)

410 IAC 6-2-1.1 "Public wading pool" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-1.2 "Turnover rate" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-1.3 "Wave pool" defined (Repealed)

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SANITARY ENGINEERING


410 IAC 6-2-1.4 "Zero depth pool" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-1.5 Swimming pool construction (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-2 Water supply; plumbing fixtures (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-3 Sewer system; drains (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-4 Depth markings (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-5 Visitor and spectator areas; food and drink areas (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-6 Safety requirements; supervision; lifesaving/lifeguarding equipment (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-7 Disinfection; water quality (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-8 Suits and towels; cleaning (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-9 Public swimming pools and wading pools; cleaning (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-10 Records of operation; supervision; injuries; drownings (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-11 Supervision; personal conduct (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-2-12 Severability (Repealed)



Sec. 12. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Feb 12, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1803)

410 IAC 6-2-13 Incorporation by reference (Repealed)


Rule 2.1. Public and Semi-Public Pools

410 IAC 6-2.1-1 ApplicabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 1. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-1; filed May 19,2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015,2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-2 "Air gap" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 2. "Air gap":(1) means the unobstructed vertical distance through atmosphere between the water supply inlet and the flood level rim of thereceiving unit; and(2) is at least two (2) times the diameter of the water supply outlet or pipe or six (6) inches, whichever is the smaller distance.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-2; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-3 "Bather load" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 3. "Bather load" means the total number of bathers within the pool enclosure. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-2.1-3; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readoptedfiled Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-4 "Breakpoint chlorination" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 4. "Breakpoint chlorination" means the point in a rising chlorine residual at which the concentration of available chlorinebecomes great enough to completely oxidize all organic matter and ammonia compounds (combined chlorine) in a pool. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-4; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-5 "Competition pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 5. "Competition pool" means any pool intended for use for accredited competitive aquatic events. Competition pools may



also be used for recreation and instruction. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-5; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-5.3 "CT inactivation value" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 5.3. "CT inactivation value" means the concentration (C) of free chlorine in ppm (or mg/L) multiplied by time (T) inminutes at a specific pH and temperature. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-5.3; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.:20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-5.6 "Deep areas" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 5.6. "Deep areas" means areas of the pool exceeding five (5) feet in depth. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-5.6; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-6 "Department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 6. "Department" means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-6; filed May19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30,2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-7 "Diving pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7. "Diving pool" means any pool that is designed and constructed primarily for diving and does not have a shallow end.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-7; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-7.3 "Full stomach vomit" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7.3. "Full stomach vomit" for the purpose of this rule shall mean the emptying of all of the stomach's contents as a resultof an illness as opposed to vomit from swallowing too much water, overexertion, or play. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-2.1-7.3; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-7.5 "Maximum bather load" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7.5. "Maximum bather load" means the maximum usage of the pool calculated based on the following, whichever is



applicable:

Shallow or wading areas (A)Deep areas, not including

diving areas (B) Diving areas (per board) (C)

If the deck is less than thesurface area of the pool

15 sq. ft. of pool surface areaper bather

20 sq. ft. of pool surface perbather


If the deck is equal to orlarger than the surface area ofthe pool




If the deck is twice the surfacearea of the pool




A+B+C= Maximum bather load. If the diving board(s) is closed, an additional 10 bathers are permitted. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-2.1-7.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-8 "mg/l" defined (Repealed)

Sec. 8. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-9 "Person" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 9. "Person" means:(1) any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, municipality, county, authority, estate, orpublic or private entity; and(2) its or their successors, assigns, or agents.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-9; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-10 "Plunge pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 10. "Plunge pool" means a pool located at the exit end of a waterslide flume and is intended and designed to receive slidersemerging the flume. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-10; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filedJul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-11 "Pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 11. "Pool" means a structure, basin, chamber, or tank containing an artificial body of water for swimming, bathing,competition, relaxation, or recreational use. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-11; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-12 "Pools with wading areas" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 12. "Pools with wading areas" means any pool that has a portion of the shallow end with a maximum depth of twenty-four(24) inches. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-12; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3325; readopted filed Jul 8,2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-12.5 "ppm" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 12.5. "ppm" means parts per million and is equivalent to milligrams per liter when the medium is water. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-12.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30,2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-13 "Public pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 13. "Public pool" means any pool, other than those pools defined as a semi-public pool, which is intended to be used forswimming or bathing and is operated by a concessionaire, owner, lessee, operator, or licensee, regardless of whether a fee is chargedfor use. Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to any pool, constructed at a one (1) or two (2) family dwelling, andmaintained by an individual for the sole use of the household and house guests. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-13;filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filedSep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-14 "Public sewer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 14. "Public sewer" means a sewage disposal facility provided by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, or regionalsewer district. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-14; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-15 "Public water supply" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 15. "Public water supply" means water supplied by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, regional water district,or water corporation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-15; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filedJul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-16 "Sanitary facilities" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 16. "Sanitary facilities" means flush toilets, hand washing lavatories, and showers. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-2.1-16; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA;readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-17 "Semi-public pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 17. "Semi-public pool" means any pool restricted for use by residents, members, or registered guests that is intended tobe used for swimming or bathing and is operated solely for and in conjunction with:

(1) hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums, bed and breakfasts, tourist homes, or similar facilities associated with lodgings;(2) camps or mobile home parks; or(3) membership clubs, churches, or associations.

Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to any pool, constructed at a one (1) or two (2) family dwelling, and maintainedby an individual for the sole use of the household and house guests. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-17; filed May19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.:20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-17.5 "Shallow areas" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 17.5. "Shallow areas" means those portions of a pool ranging in water depth from two (2) to five (5) feet. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-17.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30,2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-18 "Spa" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 18. "Spa" means a pool designed for recreational or therapeutic, or both, use, commonly known as a hot tub or therapypool, that is not drained, cleaned, and refilled after each use. The term may include, but is not limited to:

(1) hydrojet circulation;(2) hot water;(3) cold water;(4) mineral baths;(5) air induction systems; or(6) any combination thereof.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-18; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-18.5 "Standard Methods" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 18.5. "Standard Methods" means Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, twenty-first edition,published by the American Public Health Association, Inc., 2005, specifically Part 9000, Microbiological Examination of Water.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-18.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filedSep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-19 "Swimming pool slide" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19. "Swimming pool slide" means any device used to enter a pool by sliding down an inclined plane or equipment similarto a playground slide. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-19; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filedJul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-19.3 "Tourist" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19.3. "Tourist" means a person who has a home address somewhere else other than where he/she is spending the night.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-19.3; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filedSep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-19.5 "Tourist home" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19.5. "Tourist home" means a structure constructed as a single-family dwelling that is rented or otherwise contracted forovernight lodging to a tourist for more than three (3) times per year or more than ten (10) days per year, total. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-19.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-20 "Turnover rate" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 20. "Turnover rate" means the period of time, expressed in hours, required to circulate a volume of water equal to themaximum pool-water capacity through the pool-water treatment system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-20; filedMay 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-20.5 "Wading area" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 20.5. "Wading area" means those portions of the pool with water depth ranging from zero (0) to two (2) feet. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-20.5; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30,2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-21 "Wading pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 21. "Wading pool" means a pool used for bathing that has a maximum depth of two (2) feet. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-2.1-21; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-22 "Waterslide" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 22. "Waterslide" means a recreational ride that is a sloped trough-like or tubular structure using water as a lubricant andmethod of regulating rider velocity and terminates in a plunge pool, swimming pool, or a specifically designed deceleration structure.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-22; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3326; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-23 "Wave pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 23. "Wave pool" means any pool having a bottom sloped upward from the deep end to the surface at the shallow end withequipment installed at the deep end to create wave motions in the water. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-23; filedMay 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3327; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-24 "Zero depth pool" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 24. "Zero depth pool" means any pool with a bottom sloped upward from the deep end to the surface level at the shallowend. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-24; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3327; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-25 Administration of ruleAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 25. (a) This rule may be administered by the department or by the local health officer through their authorized agent.(b) Semi-public pools on the premises of a tourist home shall be operated and maintained in accordance with sections 26(b),

28(b), 42.1, and 44 of this rule.(c) Semi-public spas on the premises of a tourist home shall be operated and maintained in accordance with sections 26(b),

28(b), 42.1, and 44 of this rule.(d) A copy of this rule shall be kept on site at the facility. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-25; filed May 19,

2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3327; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.:20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-26 New constructionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 26. (a) Public and semi-public pools, excepting those on the premises of a tourist home, shall be designed, constructed,maintained, and modified in accordance with 675 IAC 20-2.

(b) Semi-public pools on the premises of a tourist home shall be designated, constructed, maintained, and modified inaccordance with 675 IAC 20-4, excepting spas, which must be:

(1) commercially manufactured, residential style spas; or(2) constructed in accordance with 675 IAC 20-3.


410 IAC 6-2.1-27 Water supplyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 27. (a) An adequate and convenient supply of potable water that meets the provisions of 327 IAC 8-2 shall be providedat plumbing fixtures used for:



(1) drinking;(2) cooking;(3) dishwashing;(4) hand washing;(5) showering; and(6) pool water.(b) Wells shall be constructed, installed, and located in accordance with 327 IAC 8-2 and 312 IAC 13.(c) A public water supply shall be exclusively used if available within a reasonable distance. A water supply, properly located

and constructed, shall be provided if a public water supply is not available.(d) The construction and location of wells with fewer than fifteen (15) service connections, or serving fewer than twenty-five

(25) people, shall comply with Bulletin S.E. 13. All other wells shall comply with 327 IAC 8-2.(e) The water supply and distribution system shall have the capacity to deliver a minimum water pressure of twenty (20) pounds

per square inch to all water connections during periods of peak water usage. The water supply shall have a capacity to meet totalwater demands. If a well or pump cannot meet a peak or daily demand, a sufficient useable storage capacity shall be provided.

(f) The casing pipe of a well shall extend not less than twenty-four (24) inches above floor level, finish grade, or the highestflood level on record.

(g) Water supplies shall have no:(1) wellhead;(2) well casing;(3) pump;(4) pumping machinery;(5) exposed pressure tanks; or(6) suction piping;

located in any pit, room, or enclosure that does not have free drainage by gravity to the ground surface at all times.(h) Stop-and-waste valves (including unapproved frost-proof hydrants) or other devices that would allow aspiration or backflow

of contaminated water into the potable system shall not be used.(i) All portions of the water distribution system serving pools, and auxiliary facilities, shall be protected against backflow and

backsiphonage. Water introduced into the pool, either directly or through the recirculation system, shall be supplied through an airgap or in accordance with 675 IAC 16. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-27; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR3327; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-28 Sewage disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 28. (a) The sewage disposal system shall be adequate to serve the facility, including the bathhouse, locker room, poolwater treatment equipment, deck drains, and related accommodations.

(b) Pool water and filter backwash water may not discharge to a ditch, stream, or lake, except in accordance with 327 IAC 2-1.(c) All pool gutters, recirculation systems, and overflows shall discharge through an air gap to preclude the possibility of a

backup of sewage or waste into the pool or pool piping system.(d) All pool sumps, deck drainage systems, and other drainage fixtures that discharge to a sewer or storm drain shall be

properly trapped and vented to prevent sewer gases and odors from reaching the pool area.(e) All sewage, including gray water, shall be disposed of via a connection to a public sewer, if available within a reasonable

distance. If a public sewer is not available within a reasonable distance from the pool, sewage disposal must comply with 410 IAC6-10, Bulletin S.E. 11, Bulletin S.E. 13, or applicable rules of the Indiana department of environmental management. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-28; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3327; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-29 Sanitary facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 29. (a) The ratio and location of sanitary facilities for public and semi-public pools shall be in accordance with 675 IAC20-2-27.

(b) Sanitary facilities are not required poolside at semi-public pools if sanitary facilities are available to pool patrons withinthree hundred (300) feet of the pool enclosure.

(c) Toilet paper and covered waste receptacles shall be provided for toilet facilities.(d) Soap, covered waste receptacles, and paper towels or electrical hand drying units shall be provided at the lavatories.(e) Hot and cold water shall be provided through a mixing faucet. Hot water temperature shall:(1) be at least ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit; and(2) not exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.(f) When showers are provided, the hot water temperature shall:(1) be at least ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit; and(2) not exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.

An approved, properly operating hot water control valve shall be installed on the hot water heater to prevent the hot water temperaturefrom exceeding one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit at the point of use. Soap shall be provided at any shower. Bar soapshall not be permitted.

(g) All sanitary facilities shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-29; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3328; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26,2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-30 Pool water chemistryAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 30. (a) All pools, when open for use, shall be continuously and automatically disinfected with a chemical that imparts aneasily measured, free residual.

(b) A free residual of the disinfectant chemical shall be maintained throughout the pool at concentrations in accordance withthe following:

CHLORINE BROMINE

POOL TYPE Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

Wading pools 3.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 4.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

Spa pools 2.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 4.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

Waterslide plunge pools 2.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 3.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

Wave pools 2.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 3.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

All other pools 1.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 2.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

(c) Whenever the residual disinfectant:(1) falls below the minimum concentration required; or(2) exceeds the maximum concentration allowed;

the pool shall be cleared and kept free of bathers until disinfectant residuals are within the acceptable range.(d) The department may accept other disinfecting materials or methods when the materials or methods have been demonstrated:(1) to provide a residual effect equivalent to halogens;(2) to be easily measured under conditions of use;(3) not to be dangerous to public health;(4) not to create objectionable physiological effects; or(5) not to impart toxic properties to the water.(e) The pool water shall be superchlorinated to breakpoint or superoxidized with a nonchlorine oxidizer when the pool test

kit reveals a combined chlorine (chloramine) concentration of five-tenths (0.5) parts per million (ppm) or greater.



(f) Chlorinated isocyanurates or stabilized chlorine shall not be used for breakpoint chlorination.(g) The pool shall be closed and remain closed during breakpoint chlorination until the chlorine concentration drops to the

maximum level referenced in subsection (b).(h) If a nonchlorine oxidizer is used to superoxidize, the pool shall be closed and shall remain closed in accordance with the

specifications on the product label.(i) A test kit shall be readily available for use by the pool operator, with reagents replaced according to manufacturer's

requirements, and meet the following:(1) For pools that use chlorine as a disinfectant, a test kit shall be used that covers a minimum range of zero (0.0) ppm to five(5.0) ppm or higher. The test kit must be:

(A) in increments of five-tenths (0.5) ppm; and(B) capable of measuring total chlorine.

(2) Orthotolidine may not be used as the disinfectant testing reagent.(3) For pools that use a disinfectant other than chlorine, the test kit shall have the range and accuracy proportionate to the rangerequired for chlorine test kits.(4) A pH test kit:

(A) accurate to the nearest two-tenths (0.2) pH unit; and(B) covering a minimum range of seven (7.0) to eight (8.0) pH units;

shall be used.(5) When a cyanurate is used as a chlorine stabilizer, the test kit shall be capable of measuring cyanuric acid concentrations.(6) A test kit capable of measuring total alkalinity shall be used.(j) If chlorinated isocyanurate or cyanuric acid stabilizers are used in a pool, the concentration shall not exceed sixty (60) ppm.

When the maximum allowable cyanuric acid concentration is exceeded, the pool must be closed until appropriate measures are takento lower the concentrations to the required range.

(k) Chlorinated isocyanurates and cyanuric acid stabilizers shall not be used in any indoor pool.(l) Only in pools where chlorine is used as the disinfectant can cyanuric acid be used as a stabilizer.(m) The water in a pool shall have a pH of not less than seven and two-tenths (7.2) and not more than seven and eight-tenths

(7.8).(n) The alkalinity of the water in pools shall be at least eighty (80) ppm and no more than one hundred twenty (120) ppm as

titrated to the methyl orange endpoint unless it can be shown that another level of total alkalinity produces chemically balanced waterbased on calculations approved by the department.

(o) Pool water shall be tested for the following:(1) pH and disinfectant residuals daily before the pool is open for use and at least one (1) other time during the hours of pooluse.(2) Combined chlorine at least twice a week when chlorine is used.(3) Total alkalinity at least once a week.(4) Cyanuric acid, when it is used, at least once a week.(p) Spa water shall be tested for pH and disinfectant residuals daily before the spa is open for use and at least two (2) other

times during the hours of spa use for the following:(1) Combined chlorine concentration, when chlorine is used, at least twice a week.(2) Total alkalinity at least once a week.(q) All results shall be recorded.(r) If electronic monitoring devices are used, the accuracy of the device must be checked as required by the manufacturer or

compared for accuracy at least once per week with a test kit. Use of oxidation reduction potential (ORP) controllers does not negatethe manual daily testing requirement for disinfectant residuals.

(s) The pool shall be closed for at least one (1) hour following the manual addition of a chemical directly to the pool water.(t) Any chemical used to treat the water in a pool must be used in accordance with the product label directions. (Indiana

Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-30; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3328; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-31 Water quality standardsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 31. (a) At all times, the water in a pool shall have sufficient clarity so that the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inchesin diameter placed at the deepest part of the pool, is readily visible from the deck.

(b) The water temperature in spas may not exceed one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.(c) One (1) water sample must be collected weekly from each pool and submitted for bacteriological examination. Samples

may not be collected from any portion of the recirculation system.(d) Sampling shall start at least one (1) week prior to the opening of the pool.(e) Bacteriological examinations performed on each sample shall include the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade

plate count, and a total coliform test using either the:(1) multiple tube fermentation test;(2) membrane filter test; or(3) one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test.

Tests shall be performed by a state-approved laboratory in accordance with the procedures outlined in Standard Methods.(f) A copy of each water sample report must be submitted to the local health department by the pool owner or operator within

four (4) days of receiving such a report from the laboratory. No two (2) consecutive samples or three (3) samples collected in a six(6) week period shall demonstrate the following:

(1) Contain more than two hundred (200) bacteria colonies per milliliter as determined by the heterotrophic thirty-five (35)degree Centigrade plate count.(2) Test positive (confirmed test) for coliform organisms in any of the five (5) to ten (10) milliliter portions of a sample whenthe multiple tube fermentation tube test is used.(3) Test positive for more than one (1) coliform organism per fifty (50) milliliters when the membrane filter test is used.(4) Show the presence of any coliform when the one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test is used.

Failure to collect and analyze weekly water samples during the period that a pool is open for use is considered an unsatisfactory reportfor the applicable week.

(g) When the pool must be closed due to an unsatisfactory sample report, an additional water sample must be submitted to anapproved laboratory. The pool may be reopened upon receipt of a satisfactory report. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-31; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3329; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26,2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-32 RecirculationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 32. (a) The recirculation system shall be maintained in accordance with the following:(1) The turnover rate for spas shall be once every half hour.(2) For pools, except spas, built before September 13, 1989, the turnover rate shall be the lesser of the following times:

(A) Eight (8) hours.(B) The maximum pool capacity in gallons, divided by the maximum bather load, divided again by one hundred eight(108) gallons per hour per bather.

(b) In all other pools built on or after September 13, 1989, the turnover rate shall be as follows:

POOL TYPE TURNOVER RATE

Wading pools 1 hour

Wave pools 2 hours

Zero depth pools 2 hours

Pools with wading areas 2 hours

Competition pools 6 hours

Diving pools 12 hours



All other pools 6 hours

(c) A suitable means shall be provided to measure the flow of water through the pool water recirculation system.(d) Footbaths are prohibited.(e) All public and semi-public pools and spas must comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, 15 U.S.C.

8001-8008. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-32; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3330; readopted filed Jul 8,2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-33 Gas chlorine and chemical storageAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 33. (a) The following shall be provided when chlorine gas is used:(1) Chlorine gas equipment shall be operated and maintained in accordance with standards and recommendations of TheChlorine Institute, Inc., Pamphlet 82, (1999). A copy of said standards must be kept on the premises.(2) A self-contained positive pressure demand breathing apparatus, with air supply tank, designed for use in a chlorineatmosphere.(3) The self-contained breathing apparatus shall be kept in a closed cabinet, accessible without a key and located outside ofthe room in which the chlorinator or chlorine cylinders are located.(4) Pool equipment operating staff shall be trained in the use of the self-contained breathing apparatus and shall maintaindocumentation of that training.(5) Each pool operator shall have a written emergency plan of action for chlorine gas leaks. The emergency plan shall becommunicated to all employees, posted in a conspicuous place, and be practiced with annual drills.(b) All chemicals and items in the chemical storage room shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor to allow for

flushing the area in the case of a spill.(c) All chemicals shall be stored in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC

6-2.1-33; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3330; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA;readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-34 Lifesaving and safety equipmentAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 34. (a) At least one (1) unit of lifesaving equipment shall be provided at each pool and shall consist of the following:(1) A life pole, or shepherd's crook type of pole, with blunted ends and a minimum length of twelve (12) feet.(2) A United States Coast Guard approved ring buoy, having a minimum outside diameter of twenty (20) inches, with one-fourth (1/4) inch diameter rope equal in length to the width of the pool and not to exceed forty-five (45) feet in length. A rescuetube is a permitted alternative to the ring buoy at locations where lifeguards are on duty during operational hours.(b) One (1) spine board, with straps and head immobilizer, shall be available for each pool enclosure, except for spas and

wading pools.(c) For pools with a surface area of two thousand (2,000) square feet or more, a rescue tube or ring buoy shall be provided for

each lifeguard on duty.(d) A twenty-four (24) unit first aid kit that meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z308.1-2003 or 2009

and two (2) blankets shall be provided within each pool enclosure. The first aid kit shall be kept filled and ready for use wheneverthe pool is open for use.

(e) A telephone shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of the pool enclosure and must be available for emergency usewhenever the pool is open for use, with the facility location and the following emergency telephone numbers posted within view:

(1) 911.(2) Ambulance or rescue unit.(3) Hospital.



(4) Police station.(5) Fire department.(f) Depth markings of pools shall conform to 675 IAC 20-2.(g) A removable buoyed transition line, anchored at each end, shall separate the shallow area defined as five (5) feet or less,

from the deeper pool area, except when the pool is being used for organized activities or during operation as a wave pool.(h) One (1) unit of lifesaving equipment:(1) in good repair;(2) ready for use; and(3) stored within twenty (20) feet of the pool;

shall be provided for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool water surface, except spas and wading pools. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-34; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3330; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-35 LifeguardsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 35. (a) A qualified lifeguard is required for all public pools. A qualified lifeguard is required for all semi-public poolswith a surface area of two thousand (2,000) square feet or more. Lifeguards must be on duty at poolside at all times when the poolsare open for use.

(b) A qualified lifeguard or attendant must be stationed continuously at a waterslide and control its use.(c) When lifeguards are required, they shall be provided as follows:

BATHER LOAD* MINIMUM NUMBER OF LIFEGUARDS0–75 1

76–150 2151–225 3226–300 4301–375 5

*When the bather load exceeds three hundred seventy-five (375), one (1) lifeguard shall be provided for each additionalseventy-five (75) bathers or fraction thereof.

(d) Lifeguards shall possess a current nationally recognized certification in each of the following:(1) Lifeguard training.(2) Adult/infant/child cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(3) First aid.

Copies of these certificates shall be kept on site and available for inspection.(e) The operators of all public pools shall provide annual lifeguard orientation and training that includes training in bloodborne

pathogens. New guards shall also receive training when they are employed.(f) When on patron surveillance duty, lifeguards shall not perform any other duties, including instruction of a class or coaching,

and shall not be in the water except in the line of duty.(g) Lifeguards on duty shall be identified with distinguishing equipment, apparel, or emblems.(h) Lifeguard platforms or chairs shall be:(1) elevated five (5) to six (6) feet above the deck at pool areas with a depth of five (5) feet or greater;(2) placed in locations that minimize glare on the water; and(3) in a position that will allow complete visual coverage of the pool and the pool bottom within a field of view not greaterthan forty-five (45) degrees on either side of a line extending straight out from the chair.




410 IAC 6-2.1-36 Warning signsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 36. (a) Warning signs shall be provided in legible letters at least four (4) inches high as follows:(1) A sign warning "DANGER–HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS" shall be posted on or adjacent to the entrance to the poolchemical feed and chemical storage rooms.(2) Whenever the pool area is open for use and no lifeguard service is provided, warning signs shall be placed in plain viewat the entrances and inside the pool area that state "Warning–No Lifeguard on Duty". In addition, the signs shall also state inclearly legible letters at least two (2) inches high, "No Swimming Alone. Children Under 14 Years of Age and NonswimmersShall Not Use the Pool Unless Accompanied by a Responsible Adult.".(3) When the pool is not open for use, a sign shall be posted stating "POOL CLOSED".(4) A sign stating "No Diving" shall be posted at nondiving areas and at portions of the pool that are five (5) feet deep or less."No Diving" signs are not required at spas or wading pools.(b) The following user sanitation and safety rules shall be posted on signs with letters at least one (1) inch high and within the

pool enclosure:(1) Anyone who has or has had diarrhea in the past two (2) weeks shall not use the pool.(2) Anyone who has an area of exposed subepidermal tissue, open blisters, cuts, etc., is advised not to use the pool.(3) All persons shall take a cleansing shower before using the pool. A bather leaving the pool to use the toilet shall take anothercleansing shower before returning to the pool enclosure.(4) Spitting, spouting of water, blowing the nose, and similar behavior in the pool is prohibited.(5) No running or rough play is permitted in the pool, on the runways, on diving boards, on floats, on platforms, in dressingrooms, or in showers.(6) Street clothes are not allowed in the pool.(7) All diaper aged children shall use plastic pants with tight fitting elastic at the legs and waist, or swim diapers.(8) Do not change diapers at poolside.(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), spa pools shall have the following posted:(1) Pregnant women, small children, or persons with heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or low blood pressure shouldnot enter the spa except under advice of a physician.(2) Avoid use while under the influence of alcohol, tranquilizers, or other drugs that cause drowsiness or raise or lower bloodpressure.(3) Exposure greater than fifteen (15) minutes may result in drowsiness, nausea, or fainting.(d) The following shall be posted near the entrance of swimming pool slides:(1) One (1) rider at a time. Wait until the landing area is clear before entering the slide.(2) Slide in a sitting position or on the back only.(3) Do not attempt to stop on the slide.(4) Leave the plunge area immediately.(5) Warning: Water depth is ____ feet.(e) The following shall be posted near the entrance of the water slide:(1) Only one (1) rider at a time.(2) Follow the instructions of the attendant and/or lifeguard.(3) No running, standing, kneeling, rotating, tumbling, or stopping in the flumes.(4) No diving from a flume.(5) Leave the plunge pool promptly after entering.(f) Pools shall have a sign with letters at least one (1) inch high stating the maximum bather load posted within the pool

enclosure. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-36; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3331; readopted filed Jul 8,2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-37 CleaningAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 37. (a) Visible dirt on the bottom and walls of the pool shall be removed at least every twenty-four (24) hours or morefrequently if required.

(b) Scum, oils, or floating matter on the water surface of a pool shall be removed continuously by skimming, flushing, or othereffective means when the pool is open for use. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-37; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.:26 IR 3332; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.:20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-38 Records of operationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 38. (a) Operating records shall be logged daily, kept for a minimum of one (1) year, and be available upon request by thedepartment. The operating records must contain the following:

(1) Disinfectant residuals and combined chlorine concentrations.(2) pH readings.(3) Volume of fresh water added.(4) Operating periods of pool water recirculation pumps and filters and the corresponding rate of flow meter readings.(5) Amounts of chemicals used.(6) Maintenance and malfunctioning of equipment.(7) The date and time of any fecal events occurring in the pool, whether it involved formed stool or diarrhea, and the freechlorine and pH levels at the time of observation of the event. Before reopening the pool, the:

(A) free chlorine and pH levels;(B) procedures followed in response to the fecal accident, including the process used to increase chlorine levels (ifnecessary); and(C) contact time;

must be recorded.(b) An injury/incident report using a form prescribed by the department shall be made for each occurrence that:(1) results in death;(2) requires resuscitation;(3) results in transportation to a hospital or other facility for medical treatment; or(4) results in an illness connected to the water quality at the pool.(c) The injury/illness report shall be forwarded to the department within ten (10) days. (Indiana Department of Health; 410

IAC 6-2.1-38; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3332; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA;filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-39 Visitor and spectator areas at public poolsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 39. There shall be a separation between the spaces used by visitors and spectators at a public pool and those spaces usedby bathers. Visitors and spectators in street clothes may be allowed within the perimeter enclosure if a separate area is provided thatis segregated from the space used by the bathers by a barrier or wall at least twenty-nine (29) inches high. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-2.1-39; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3332; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)



410 IAC 6-2.1-40 Food areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 40. (a) Food may be permitted only in the visitor or spectator area of a public pool, or in a similarly separated snack areafor bathers.

(b) Only drinks in unbreakable containers shall be permitted on the pool deck. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-40; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3333; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26,2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-41 Multi-use suits and towelsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 41. (a) After each use, all multi-use suits and towels, furnished to bathers by the operator of a pool, shall be washedthoroughly with detergent and hot water of at least one hundred seventy-five (175) degrees Fahrenheit or laundered in warm soapywater containing a chlorine concentration of at least fifty (50) parts per million. Suits and towels must be rinsed and thoroughly driedafter laundering.

(b) Clean suits and towels must be kept strictly separated from those that have been used and are unlaundered. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-41; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3333; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-42 Garbage and refuse disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 42. Garbage and refuse shall be collected, stored, and disposed so that the pool area is kept clean and litter free. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-42; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3333; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44 p.m.:20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-42.1 Tourist home pools and spasAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 42.1. (a) Water introduced into the pool or spa at a tourist home, either directly or through the recirculation system, shallbe supplied through an air gap or in accordance with 675 IAC 16.

(b) Semi-public pools and spas at tourist homes shall meet the following:(1) A free residual of the disinfectant chemical shall be maintained throughout the pool or spa at concentrations in accordancewith the following:

CHLORINE BROMINE

Pool Type Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

Pools 1.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 2.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

Spas 2.0 ppm 7.0 ppm 4.0 ppm 10.0 ppm

(2) Whenever the residual disinfectant:(A) falls below the minimum concentration required; or(B) exceeds the maximum concentration allowed;

the pool or spa shall be cleared and kept free of bathers until disinfectant residuals are within the acceptable range.(3) The pool or spa water shall be superchlorinated to breakpoint or superoxidized with a nonchlorine oxidizer when the pooltest kit reveals a combined chlorine (chloramine) concentration of five-tenths (0.5) ppm or greater.(4) Chlorinated isocyanurates or stabilized chlorine shall not be used for breakpoint chlorination.



(5) The water temperature in a spa may not exceed one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.(6) The water in a pool or spa shall have a pH of not less than seven and two-tenths (7.2) and not more than seven and eight-tenths (7.8).(7) The alkalinity of the water in pools and spas shall be at least eighty (80) ppm as titrated to the methyl orange endpoint.(8) If chlorinated isocyanurate or cyanuric acid stabilizers are used in a pool, the concentration shall not exceed sixty (60) ppm.When the maximum allowable cyanuric acid concentration is exceeded, appropriate measures shall be taken to lower theconcentrations to the required range.(9) Chlorinated isocyanurates and cyanuric acid stabilizers shall not be used in a spa or in an indoor pool.(10) Only in pools where chlorine is used as the disinfectant can cyanuric acid be used as a stabilizer.(11) Pool and spa water shall be tested and logged for the following:

(A) pH and disinfectant residuals before each change in occupancy.(B) Combined chlorine at least once a week when chlorine is used.(C) Total alkalinity at least once a week.(D) Cyanuric acid, when it is used, at least once a week.

(12) The pool or spa shall be closed for at least one (1) hour following the manual addition of a chemical directly to the water.(13) Any chemical used to treat the water in a pool or spa must be used in accordance with the product label directions.(14) At all times, the water in a pool shall have sufficient clarity so that the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inches indiameter placed at the deepest part of the pool, is readily visible from the deck. Water in a spa shall have sufficient clarity so,when the hydrojets are turned off, the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inches in diameter placed at the deepest part of thespa, is readily visible from the deck.(15) One (1) water sample must be collected each month that the pool or spa is open for use and submitted for bacteriologicalexamination. Samples may not be collected from any portion of the recirculation system. Bacteriological examinationsperformed on each sample shall include the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade plate count and a total coliformtest using either the:

(A) multiple tube fermentation test;(B) membrane filter test; or(C) one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test.

Tests shall be performed by a state-approved laboratory in accordance with the procedures outlined in Standard Methods.(16) A copy of each water sample report must be submitted to the local health department by the pool or spa owner or operatorwithin four (4) days of receiving such a report from the laboratory. Should a bacteriological sample collected in accordancewith subdivision (15):

(A) contain more than two hundred (200) bacteria colonies per milliliter as determined by the heterotrophic thirty-five(35) degree Centigrade plate count;(B) test positive (confirmed test) for coliform organisms in any of the five (5) to ten (10) milliliter portions of a samplewhen the multiple tube fermentation tube test is used;(C) test positive for more than one (1) coliform organism per fifty (50) milliliters when the membrane filter test is used;or(D) show the presence of any coliform when the one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test is used;

another bacteriological sample shall be collected from the same pool within a week of receiving notice about the originalmonthly bacteriological sample test results, and analyzed in accordance with subdivision (15). No two (2) consecutivebacteriological samples shall demonstrate an exceedance of clause (A), (B), (C), or (D). Failure to collect and analyze watersamples in accordance with subdivision (15) and this subdivision during the period that a pool is open for use is consideredan unsatisfactory report for the applicable month.(17) When the pool or spa must be closed due to an unsatisfactory sample report, an additional water sample must be submittedto an approved laboratory. The pool or spa may be reopened upon receipt of a satisfactory report.(18) All items in the room used to store pool or spa water treatment chemicals shall be stored at least six (6) inches above thefloor to allow for flushing the area in the case of a spill.(19) All pool or spa water treatment chemicals shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.(20) A twenty-four (24) unit first aid kit that meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z308.1-2003 or2009, shall be provided at each tourist home having a pool or spa.



(21) Prior to occupancy of a tourist home containing a spa, a legible printed warning shall be provided to the lodger statingthe following:

(A) Pregnant women, small children, or persons with heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or low blood pressureshould not enter the spa except under advice of a physician.(B) Avoid use while under the influence of alcohol, tranquilizers, or other drugs that cause drowsiness or raise or lowerblood pressure.(C) Exposure greater than fifteen (15) minutes may result in drowsiness, nausea, or fainting.

(c) The test kits used to determine quality of the water in a pool or spa at a tourist home shall have reagents replaced accordingto the manufacturer's requirements and shall meet the following:

(1) For pools or spas that use chlorine as a disinfectant, the test kit shall cover a minimum range from zero (0) ppm to five (5.0)ppm or higher. The test kit must be:

(A) in increments of five-tenths (0.5) ppm; and(B) capable of measuring total chlorine.

(2) For pools or spas that use a disinfectant other than chlorine, the test kit shall have the range and accuracy proportionateto the range required for chlorine test kits.(3) When a cyanurate is used as a chlorine stabilizer, the test kit shall be capable of measuring cyanuric acid concentrations.(4) A pH test kit:

(A) accurate to the nearest two-tenths (0.2) pH unit; and(B) covering a minimum range of seven (7.0) to eight (8.0) pH units;

shall be used.(5) A test kit capable of measuring total alkalinity shall be used.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-42.1; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filedSep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-43 Reasons for closureAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 43. A pool shall be closed when any of the following occurs:(1) Failure to meet:

(A) bacteriological requirements of section 31(f), 42.1(b)(15), or 42.1(b)(16) of this rule;(B) disinfectant concentrations of section 30(b), 42.1(b)(1) of this rule; or(C) the water clarity requirements of section 31(a) or 42.1(b)(13) of this rule.

(2) The grate on the main drain is missing or broken, or failure to meet the requirements of section 32(e) [of this rule].(3) Failure to meet lifeguard requirements of section 35 of this rule, where applicable.(4) A pump, filter, or disinfectant chemical feeder is not operational.(5) A fecal accident.(6) The spa water temperature exceeds one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.(7) pH values less than 6.8 or equal to or greater than 8.0.(8) If the department determines a condition, situation, or installation is created, installed or maintained that may:

(A) cause or result in a health or safety hazard; or(B) cause or transmit disease.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-43; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3333; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; errata filed Jul 20, 2011, 2:31p.m.: 20110803-IR-410110427ACA; errata filed Nov 12, 2014, 9:30 a.m.: 20141210-IR-410140470ACA; readopted filed Sep 30,2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-44 Fecal accidentsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 44. (a) In the event that a solid stool or full stomach vomit is identified in the pool or spa water, the following steps arerequired:

(1) The pool shall be cleared of all patrons and close all affected pools or spas operating a common filtration system and keepclosed during the sanitation procedure.(2) The solid fecal material or vomit shall be removed using a net or scoop. The pool vacuum shall not be used for this purpose.All equipment used to remove the fecal material or vomit shall be sanitized with a fresh solution of twenty (20) parts permillion (ppm) chlorine or immersed in the pool during disinfection.(3) The free chlorine/bromine level shall be tested.(4) pH shall be maintained 7.5 or less.(5) Ensure water temperature of seventy-seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit or higher.(6) If chlorine stabilizers are not present in the pool water, the pool shall be closed until a minimum of two (2) ppm of freedisinfectant has been present in the pool water for a minimum of twenty-five (25) minutes as measured at poolside or the lengthof time necessary to attain a CT inactivation value of forty-five (45). When chlorine stabilizers are present in pool water, thepool shall be closed until four (4) ppm of free disinfectant must be present in the pool water for a minimum of twenty-five (25)minutes as measured at poolside or the length of time necessary to attain a CT inactivation value of one hundred (100).(7) When the required level of disinfectant concentration is met, the pool may reopen.(b) In the event that a nonsolid stool is identified in the pool or spa water, the following steps are required:(1) Immediately clear the pool of all patrons and close all affected pools or spas operating on a common filtration system andkeep closed during the sanitization procedure.(2) The fecal matter should be removed as much as possible using a net or scoop. The pool vacuum shall not be used for thispurpose. All equipment used to remove the fecal material shall be sanitized with a fresh solution of twenty (20) ppm chlorineor immersed in the pool during disinfection.(3) pH shall be maintained at 7.5 or less.(4) Ensure that water temperature shall be seventy-seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit or higher.(5) If chlorine stabilizers are not present in the pool water, raise the free chlorine residual in the pool water to twenty (20) ppm,chlorine minimum, and maintain it at that level for a minimum of seven hundred sixty-five (765) minutes (twelve (12) hoursand forty-five (45) minutes), or the length of time necessary to attain a CT inactivation value of 15,300 or completely drainthe pool to a public sewer. Spas only may be completely drained to an approved sewage disposal system other than a publicsewer. Stabilized chlorine cannot be used to raise the free chlorine residual. When chlorine stabilizers are present in the poolwater, the pool shall be closed, the pH lowered to 6.5, and a forty (40) ppm of free disinfectant must be present in the poolwater for a minimum of thirty (30) hours as measured at poolside.(6) When the pool is drained, sanitize all surfaces with a chlorine solution of at least twenty (20) ppm.(7) When the pool is disinfected without draining, continuously operate the recirculation/filtration system during thesanitization/contact period time.(8) Filters shall be backwashed to waste and filter material replenished as necessary.(9) When the sanitizing contact period is completed, the pool may be reopened if the:

(A) excess free chlorine levels are reduced to the maximum allowed in section 30(b) of this rule;(B) pH is balanced as needed;(C) filter is recharged as needed; and(D) circulation system is operating.


410 IAC 6-2.1-45 Right of entryAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 45. The department or the local health officer may enter public or private property at reasonable times upon presentationof credentials to do any of the following:



(1) Inspect facilities, equipment, or records.(2) Investigate complaints.(3) Conduct tests.(4) Collect samples to obtain information required under this rule.(5) Determine whether any person is subject to, or in violation of, this rule.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-45; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3333; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-46 EnforcementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-19-3; IC 16-20-1-23

Sec. 46. The department may commence an action under IC 4-21.5-3-8 against a pool operator who:(1) fails to comply with this rule; or(2) interferes with or obstructs the department or its designated agent in the performance of duties pursuant to IC 16-20-1-23.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-46; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3334; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45 p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA)

410 IAC 6-2.1-47 Incorporation by referenceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 47. The following are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this rule:(1) Indiana Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 11. Copies may be obtained by a mailed request to Indiana Department ofHealth, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.(2) Indiana Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 13. Copies may be obtained by a mailed request to Indiana Department ofHealth, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.(3) Standard Methods twenty-first edition, 2005, is incorporated by this rule. Copies may be obtained from the AmericanPublic Health Association, Inc., 800 "I" Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001-3710.(4) The standards of the Chlorine Institute, Inc., Pamphlet 82, July, 1999. Two (2) copies of these standards are available forreference at the department. Copies may be obtained from the Chlorine Institute Bookstore, P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley,Pennsylvania 15143-1020.(5) Standard Z308.1-2003, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits", published by the American NationalStandards Institute. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtainedfrom the International Safety Equipment Association, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209.(6) Standard Z308.1-2009, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits", published by the American NationalStandards Institute. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtainedfrom the International Safety Equipment Association, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209.(7) The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007, 15 U.S.C. 8001-8008 (2009). Two (2) copies of this laware available at the department. Copies may be obtained online from the Consumer Products Safety Commission website:http://www.cpsc.gov/

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-2.1-47; filed May 19, 2003, 8:30 a.m.: 26 IR 3334; readopted filed Jul 8, 2009, 1:44p.m.: 20090805-IR-410090209RFA; filed Jul 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 2:45p.m.: 20151028-IR-410150169RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

Rule 3. Plumbing Regulations

410 IAC 6-3-1 Plumbing regulations; adoption (Expired)




Rule 4. Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Regulations

410 IAC 6-4-1 Heating, ventilating and air conditioning regulations; adoption (Expired)


Rule 5. School Construction Regulations (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Jan 18, 1985, 10:02 am: 8 IR 604)

Rule 5.1. School Buildings and School Sites; Health and Safety Requirements

410 IAC 6-5.1-1 Definitions (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-2 Administration of regulations (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-3 Notice of construction or modification (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-4 Site (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-5 Physical facilities (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-6 Food services (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-7 Swimming pools (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-8 Water supply (Repealed)

Sec. 8. (Repealed by Water Pollution Control Board; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 pm: 11 IR 737)

410 IAC 6-5.1-9 Sewage disposal (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-10 Refuse disposal (Expired)




410 IAC 6-5.1-11 Special hazards (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-12 School facility inspection (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-13 Enforcement (Expired)


410 IAC 6-5.1-14 Severability of rule (Expired)


Rule 6. Mobile Home Community Sanitation and Safety

410 IAC 6-6-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this rule, "department" means the Indiana department of health.(b) As used in this rule, "interference with Indiana department of health agent" means, but is not limited to, physical

obstruction, attack, or threatened attack on a representative of the department while that representative is conducting inspection,licensing, or enforcement activities under IC 16-41-27 or this rule.

(c) As used in this rule, "manufactured home" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-27-3.5.(d) As used in this rule, "mobile home" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-27-4.(e) As used in this rule, "mobile home community" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-27-5.(f) As used in this rule, "violation" means the failure of a mobile home community owner, operator, adult attendant, caretaker,

or other person who has a substantial and direct proprietary interest in the community to abide by a provision of IC 16-41-27 or thisrule. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 1; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 328; filed Aug7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1819; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1764; filed Oct 6, 1989, 4:30 p.m.: 13 IR 278; errata filed Jan5, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 902; errata filed Jan 30, 1990, 2:05 p.m.: 13 IR 1066; errata filed Jul 9, 1990, 2:00 p.m.: 13 IR 2004;filed Apr 16, 1996, 4:10 p.m.: 19 IR 2282; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; errata filed Dec 31, 2003, 12:00p.m.: 27 IR 1890; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.:20210811-IR-410210312ACA) NOTE: Statutory definition of mobile home park altered by Acts 1977, P.L.144.

410 IAC 6-6-2 Mobile home community sites; zoning; water and sewer serviceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 2. (a) Mobile home communities shall be located:(1) on well-drained sites; and(2) in areas free from flooding or other conditions that will cause or contribute to a health hazard.(b) Mobile home community sites shall:(1) meet all requirements of the local zoning commission; and(2) be approved by the commission;

before construction begins.



(c) Every shelter occupied as a residence in a mobile home community, whether mobile or permanent, shall be:(1) equipped with toilet, sink, and bath or shower facilities; and(2) connected to the water supply and sewer service;

before occupancy. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 2; filed Jun 14, 1975, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p.329; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1819; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1765; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.:24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-3 Mobile home community lots; construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27; IC 25-23.7-8

Sec. 3. (a) The owner or operator of the mobile home community shall maintain an accurate plat indicating the size and locationof each lot. The plat shall be available at the mobile home community office.

(b) The certifying design professional must inspect and certify:(1) construction of new mobile home communities; or(2) any changes to a mobile home community;

that necessitate submission of plans or specifications in conformance with IC 16-41-27-22, excepting modifications or expansionsaddressed by IC 25-23.7-8.

(c) An occupied mobile home shall not be allowed to remain in a mobile home community unless parked on a lot having:(1) water supply;(2) sewage collection; and(3) electrical;

services in conformance with this rule.(d) The following provisions shall apply to all mobile home communities constructed after June 14, 1974, as well as to all

additions to communities constructed after that date:(1) Each mobile home community lot shall:

(A) contain at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet; and(B) abut directly onto a road, driveway, or parking lot.

(2) Mobile homes or manufactured homes shall not be parked closer than ten (10) feet from:(A) an adjoining mobile home or manufactured home; or(B) the expanded portions of the mobile home or manufactured home.

(3) No mobile home or manufactured home shall be enclosed around the bottom with a combustible material except that woodmay be used for the framework. If mobile homes or manufactured homes are enclosed around the bottom and the water orsewer, or both, connection is located under the mobile home or manufactured home, an access opening or openings shall beprovided in close proximity to the water and sewer connections to permit inspection of those connections.(4) A hard surface area, constructed of concrete, stone, or masonry, shall be provided for each mobile home or manufacturedhome lot of adequate size to provide a base for steps to the mobile home or manufactured home. A hard surface walk shallconnect the steps with the road, driveway, or parking lot.(e) Bales of hay or straw shall not be used for skirting or insulation of mobile homes or manufactured homes. (Indiana

Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 3; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 329; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04p.m.: 4 IR 1820; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1765; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007,2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filedNov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-4 Streets; parking spacesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 4. (a) There shall be no dead-end streets:



(1) less than twenty-four (24) feet in width; and(2) in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet in length;

for vehicle traffic in a mobile home community.(b) At least one (1) auto parking space for each mobile home or manufactured home lot shall be provided within the property

lines of the community.(c) Auto parking space may be included on the following:(1) The mobile home or manufactured home lot.(2) The community street.(3) Separate parking lots.

If separate parking lots are used, each parking space shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the mobile home ormanufactured home lot it will serve.

(d) The following provisions shall apply to all mobile home communities constructed after June 14, 1974, as well as to alladditions to mobile home communities constructed after that date:

(1) Turnarounds serving to eliminate dead-end streets in communities shall have a diameter of at least sixty (60) feet.(2) One-way streets shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide, and two-way streets shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet wide. Ifon-street parking is to be provided, each parking lane shall be at least an additional eight (8) feet wide.(3) Overflow parking shall be provided in a mobile home community at the rate of one (1) space for each three (3) mobilehomes or manufactured homes.

(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 4; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 330; filed Aug 7, 1981,2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1820; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1765; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5,2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readoptedfiled Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-5 Minimum lightingAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 5. There shall be a minimum of three-tenths (0.3) foot-candles illumination on streets and walkways in a mobile homecommunity, except where an individual yard light is installed on each mobile home community lot. If an individual yard light isinstalled on each mobile home community lot, it shall provide illumination at least equivalent to that of a forty (40) watt incandescentbulb. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 5; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 330; filed Feb8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1766; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-6 Community buildings; toilet and laundry facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 6. (a) The community building of a mobile home community, when provided, shall be constructed in accordance with theelectrical, plumbing, and other building codes of the state and the municipal unit in which the community is located. Constructionof the building must be in accordance with a plan approved by the department as well as by the department of fire and buildingservices.

(b) All exterior openings shall be covered with sixteen (16) mesh screen or equivalent during periods of the year when insectsare prevalent.

(c) Toilet and laundry rooms shall be constructed so that they can be well-lighted at all times. The laundry rooms shall haveillumination of at least forty (40) foot-candles on work areas such as washtubs, ironing boards, and sorting tables. The toilet roomsshall have illumination of forty (40) foot-candles in front of mirrors.

(d) Sufficient hot water heating facilities shall be available so that the temperature of the hot water is maintained at a minimumof one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit at all times for laundry facilities.



(e) Laundry trays and automatic washers shall be connected to the sanitary sewer.(f) Community buildings shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from any mobile home or manufactured home.(g) Community buildings shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. (Indiana Department of Health;

Reg HSE 21R, Sec 6; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 330; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1766;readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filedSep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-7 Water supply distribution systems (Repealed)

Sec. 7. (Repealed by Water Pollution Control Board; filed Sep 24, 1987, 3:00 pm: 11 IR 737)

410 IAC 6-6-7.1 Water supply distribution systemsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 7.1. (a) Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a cold water tap extending at least four (4) inches above the groundsurface. In no case shall a stop and waste valve or other device that would allow aspiration or backflow or contaminated water intothe potable water system be used.

(b) The individual water and sewer connections on each mobile home lot shall be separated not less than five (5) feethorizontally.

(c) The water supply system shall be capable of furnishing a minimum of two hundred (200) gallons per day per mobile homelot in all mobile home communities constructed after June 14, 1974, as well as in all additions to mobile home communitiesconstructed after the date.

(d) The water supply and distribution system must be as follows:(1) Installed, maintained, and operated in accordance with 327 IAC 8.(2) Capable of maintaining water pressure at not less than twenty (20) psi during periods of peak water demand.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-6-7.1; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-8 Sewage disposal systemsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 8. (a) A mobile home community shall dispose of sewage through use of a public sewerage system if the sewerage systemis available within a reasonable distance from the mobile home community. If a public sewerage system is not available, sewage maybe disposed of through use of a private system constructed in accordance with either of the following:

(1) 410 IAC 6-10 for commercial on-site wastewater disposal systems.(2) Applicable rules of the water pollution control board in the case of sewage disposal facilities other than commercial on-sitewastewater disposal systems.(b) All components of the mobile home community sewage collection and disposal system shall be located in accordance with

the provisions of 327 IAC 8 to prevent the possibility of contaminating the:(1) mobile home community water supply; and(2) water supplies of surrounding property owners.(c) Storm water or surface drainage shall not be discharged to the community sewer system receiving sanitary wastes from

mobile homes, manufactured homes, and service buildings. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the sewer and water riser.The rim of the riser tile shall extend at least four (4) inches above ground elevation.

(d) All sewers receiving sanitary wastes shall be constructed as described by the Recommended Standards for WastewaterFacilities, 1997 Edition, as published by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health andEnvironmental Managers except that sanitary sewers may be six (6) inches in diameter.

(e) All sewage disposal facilities that have an effluent discharging into the waters of the state shall be constructed, operated,



and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Indiana department of environmental management.(f) Sewers shall have manholes constructed at intervals of not more than four hundred (400) feet along the sewer. Manholes

shall be installed at every change in size, alignment, or grade of the sewer. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 8;filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 332; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1821; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.:11 IR 1767; errata filed Jan 5, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 902; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; errata filed Dec31, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 1890; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-9 Refuse disposal; inoperative motor vehiclesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 9. (a) The mobile home community owner or operator, or both, shall be responsible for the following:(1) Satisfactory storage, collection, and disposal of refuse.(2) Ensuring that subsections (b) through (g) are complied with.(b) Refuse shall be stored in fly-tight water-tight containers that shall be located not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet

from any mobile home space. Refuse can liners (also known as trash bags) constructed of plastic, paper, or similar material may notbe stored outside the mobile home or manufactured home. Hopper-type containers may be substituted for refuse cans where servicepermits. When hopper-type units are used they must be placed within a reasonable walking distance from the mobile home spacesto be served.

(c) All refuse containers must be kept in a sanitary condition.(d) The area around the storage cans shall be kept clean and free of litter.(e) Refuse shall be disposed of in such a manner that it will not create fly breeding, rodent harborage, odor or smoke nuisances

or health, fire or safety hazards.(f) Garbage or refuse shall not be burned, except at an approved disposal site.(g) No unlicensed or inoperative motor vehicle shall be allowed to remain in a mobile home community for more than thirty

(30) days unless stored in a designated, visually screened area that is at least one hundred (100) feet from the nearest mobile homeor manufactured home. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 9; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975,p. 333; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1822; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.:20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13,2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-10 Electrical and gas facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 10. (a) All wiring and lighting fixtures shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition.(b) All gas outlet risers, regulators, meters, valves or other exposed equipment shall be protected by proper location or other

means from mechanical damage by vehicles or other causes.(c) When gas is used, a properly installed system of gas lines and appurtenances that provides gas service adequate for safe

operation of appliances and equipment shall be provided. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R,Sec 10; filed Jun 14, 1974,2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 334; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.:20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13,2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-11 Ground anchorsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27; IC 25-23.7-8-2

Sec. 11. (a) In all mobile home communities and additions to mobile home communities, ground anchors shall be installed on



each occupied mobile home lot.(b) When ground anchors are installed, they shall be installed along each I-beam of the mobile home in a row beginning not

more than six (6) feet from each end wall of the mobile home. The ground anchors placed along the I-beams of the mobile home shallnot be separated by more than twenty-four (24) feet unless a greater separation distance is certified by a registered professionalengineer or architect as providing the same or better protection as that provided by the specified configuration.

(c) Provision for diagonal ties between ground anchors and the mobile home shall be made in conjunction with each verticaltie-down.

(d) Ground anchors exposed to weathering shall be resistant to weathering deterioration at least equivalent to that providedby a coating of zinc on steel of not less than thirty-hundredths (0.30) ounces per square foot of surface coated. Each ground anchorshall be as follows:

(1) Designed to resist an allowable working load equal to or exceeding three thousand one hundred fifty (3,150) pounds.(2) Capable of withstanding a fifty percent (50%) overload without failure.(e) After the effective date of this rule, each mobile home or manufactured home installed in a mobile home community shall

be installed by a manufactured home installer licensed in accordance with IC 25-23.7-8.(f) After the effective date of this rule, all new mobile homes or manufactured homes installed in a mobile home community

shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, as required by IC 25-23.7-8-2.(g) After the effective date of this rule, all used mobile homes or manufactured homes installed in a mobile home community

shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, if such installation instructions are available, asrequired by IC 25-23.7-8-2. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 11; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs.1975, p. 334; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1822; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-12 Submission of construction plansAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27; IC 25-31-1-2

Sec. 12. Any person or persons planning the construction, additions to, or significant change in the construction of any mobilehome community shall, before the initiation of any such construction, submit plans, drawn to scale, to the department for review andapproval. These plans must be certified by a registered engineer or architect licensed to practice in the state of Indiana except, asprovided in IC 25-31-1-2(h), registered land surveyors may certify those portions of plans containing only:

(1) platting or subdividing of land; and(2) gravity sanitary sewers, storms sewers, and tile drains.

(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 12; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 334; filed Aug 7,1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1823; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1767; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filedMar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA;readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-13 Swimming poolsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 13. All swimming pools operated as part of a mobile home community shall be operated and maintained in compliancewith 410 IAC 6-2.1. Construction of the pool must be in compliance with a plan approved by the department of fire and buildingservices. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 13; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 335; filedAug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1823; filed Feb 8, 1988, 4:10 p.m.: 11 IR 1768; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234;errata filed Dec 31, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 1890; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)



410 IAC 6-6-14 Reporting communicable diseasesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 14. (a) Every owner, operator, or attendant operating a mobile home community shall notify the local health officeimmediately of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the mobile home community.

(b) No conditions, situation, or installation shall be created, installed, or maintained that may:(1) cause or result in a health or safety hazard; or(2) cause or transmit disease or harbor rodents or other vermin.

(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 21R, Sec 14; filed Jun 14, 1974, 2:29 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 335; filed Aug 7,1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4 IR 1823; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-14.1 Civil penalties scheduleAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-41-27

Sec. 14.1. (a) The department may commence an action under IC 16-41-27-29 and IC 4-21.5-3-8 to levy civil penalties againsta mobile home community operator who:

(1) fails to comply with IC 16-41-27 or this rule; or(2) interferes with or obstructs the department or its designated agent in the performance of duties under IC 16-41-27.(b) A civil penalty in an amount in the appropriate range specified in this section may be assessed for each day of each

violation.(c) In determining the seriousness of the violation and the specific amount of the civil penalty to be sought for each violation,

the department will consider the following:(1) The potential for harm or imminent threat to public health.(2) The extent of deviation from statutory or regulatory requirements.(3) The degree of willfulness or negligence.(4) A history of noncompliance.

The absence of direct harm will not result in assessment of a lower penalty for a violation.(d) Unless adjusted as provided for in subsection (e), all penalties shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

Violation Range of Penalty

Mobile home sites (410 IAC 6-6-2) $50 to $100

Mobile home lots (410 IAC 6-6-3) $50 to $100

Streets and parking (410 IAC 6-6-4) (IC 16-41-27-15) $10 to $50

Community lighting (410 IAC 6-6-5) (IC 16-41-27-17) $10 to $50

Water supply (327 IAC 8-3.3-5) (IC 16-41-27-10) $100 to $1,000

Water risers (327 IAC 8-3.3-5) $10 to $50

Sewage disposal (410 IAC 6-6-8) (IC 16-41-27-11) $100 to $1,000

Sewer risers (410 IAC 6-6-8(c)) $50 to $100

Refuse disposal (410 IAC 6-6-9) (IC 16-41-27-12) $50 to $100

Unlicensed or inoperative motor vehicles (410 IAC 6-6-9(g)) $50 to $100

Electrical/gas utilities (410 IAC 6-6-10) $100 to $500

Mobile home safety (410 IAC 6-6-11) $10 to $100

Submission of plans (410 IAC 6-6-12) (IC 16-41-27-22) $100 to $1,000

Swimming pools (410 IAC 6-6-13) $100 to $500

Conditions for health and safety (410 IAC 6-6-14) $100 to $1,000



Domestic animals and house pets (IC 16-41-27-16) $10 to $100

Attendant or caretaker (IC 16-41-27-9) $100 to $500

Interference with department or its agent $100 to $1,000

(e) After determining the appropriate penalty based on the schedule in this section, the department may adjust the penalty toreflect a good faith effort to comply by the owner or operator of a mobile home community.

(f) Each individual penalty will be multiplied by the number of days the particular violation occurred. Penalties for violationsoccurring in two (2) consecutive inspections by the department shall be assessed on the basis that the violations have remaineduncorrected over the period of time between the two (2) inspections.

(g) Penalties for all violations will be totaled and sought under one (1) cause of action.(h) After filing an action under IC 4-21.5, and in an attempt to resolve violations of IC 16-41-27 and this rule without resort

to a hearing, the department may negotiate and enter into agreed orders. An agreed order may suspend all or part of the civil penaltycalculated under the requirements and deadlines established in the agreed order. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-6-14.1;filed Oct 6, 1989, 4:30 p.m.: 13 IR 279; errata filed Jan 5, 1990, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 902; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24IR 4234; errata filed Dec 31, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 1890; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA; erratafiled Aug 22, 2007, 9:16 a.m.: 20070829-IR-410050328ACA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-6-15 Incorporation by referenceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-27-8Affected: IC 16-41-27

Sec. 15. (a) "Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities", 1997 Edition, a report of the Great Lakes-Upper MississippiRiver Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, is hereby incorporated by reference as part of thisrule.

(b) Incorporated materials are available from:Health Education Services, Inc.P.O. Box 7126Albany, NY 12224

or available for public review at the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-6-15; filed Aug 7, 1981, 2:04 p.m.: 4IR 1823; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Mar 5, 2007, 2:38 p.m.: 20070404-IR-410050328FRA;readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

Rule 7. Camp Sanitation and Safety (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3757)

Rule 7.1. Campgrounds

410 IAC 6-7.1-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 1. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-1; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014,2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-2 "Bathing beach" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 2. "Bathing beach" means a body of water not contained within a structure, chamber, or tank and used for swimming,diving, or recreational bathing. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-2; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743;readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-3 "Campground" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 3. "Campground" means an area or tract of land where campsites are leased or rented and where provisions are made forten (10) or more tents, recreational vehicles, park models, or vacation mobile homes. A campground is established, operated, andmaintained for recreational, health, education, sectarian, business, or tourist activities away from established residences. The term,as used in this rule, does not include primitive campgrounds, youth camps, or tracts of land divided into individually deeded lots.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-3; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-4 "Campsite" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 4. "Campsite" means an individual camping space set aside in a campground for a tent, recreational vehicle, or vacationmobile home. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-4; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14,2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readoptedfiled Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 5. "Department" means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-5; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014,2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA; errata filed Jul28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-6 "Dependent campsite" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 6. "Dependent campsite" means a campsite without an individual sewer connection. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-7.1-6; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-7 "Gray water" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7. "Gray water" means wastewater originating from dish washing, hand washing, laundering, showers, or sinks. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-7; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:



20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-8 "Independent campsite" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 8. "Independent campsite" means a campsite with individual water and sewer connections. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-7.1-8; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-9 "Local health officer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 9. "Local health officer" means the health officer of any local health department or their authorized representative.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-9; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 10. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, municipality, county,authority, estate, or public or private entity owning, conducting, controlling, managing, or operating a campground. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-10; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3743; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-11 "Primitive campground" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 11. "Primitive campground" means an area or tract of land without water supply systems, electricity, or toilets and havingno vehicular access. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-11; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filedJul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 12. "Public sewer" means a sewage disposal facility provided by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, or regionalsewer district. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-12; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)




Sec. 13. "Public water supply" means water supplied by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, regional water district,rural water corporation, or not-for-profit water corporation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-13; filed Jun 27, 2002,1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-14 "Recreational vehicle" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 14. "Recreational vehicle" means a travel trailer, park model, collapsible trailer, truck-mounted camper, or motor home.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-14; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-15 "Sanitary dumping station" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 15. "Sanitary dumping station" means a sewage inlet with cover surrounded by a concrete apron sloped to a drain, anda water outlet. The sanitary dumping station is for disposal of recreational vehicle holding tank waste. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-7.1-15; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-16 "Temporary campground" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 16. "Temporary campground" means a campground operated not more than ten (10) consecutive days per event and notmore than thirty (30) days a calendar year. Temporary campgrounds are under the jurisdiction of local health officers. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-16; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-17 "Tent" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 17. "Tent" means a shelter with twenty-five percent (25%) or more of its walls or roof, or both, made of fabric. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-17; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-18 "Vacation mobile home" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 18. "Vacation mobile home" means a manufactured housing unit not on a permanent foundation used for recreationalliving on a temporary basis and not occupied as a principal residence. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-18; filed Jun27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10,2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-19 "Water station" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19. "Water station" means a facility for filling water storage containers with potable water from an approved water system.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-19; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-20 Construction permit requirementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 20. (a) Any person or persons planning the construction, addition to, or significant change in the construction of anycampground shall, at least ninety (90) days prior to the initiation of any such construction, submit plans, drawn to scale, for reviewand approval by the department. These plans must be certified by a registered engineer or architect licensed to practice in Indiana.

(b) The department may waive the requirement for plan review for any project that it deems to be a minor alteration. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-20; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3744; errata filed Jul 8, 2002, 1:47 p.m.: 25 IR 3769;readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-21 Campgrounds and campsitesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 21. (a) Campgrounds shall have designated campsites, and each site shall be plainly marked with a different number.(b) No more than one (1) recreational vehicle or one (1) vacation mobile home shall be allowed on a designated campsite at

the same time.(c) The campground owner or operator shall have a plan of the campground. The plan must show the location of each

designated campsite with the number assigned to it, and the location of any community buildings, wells, sanitary dumping stations,swimming pools, or sewage disposal systems. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-21; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25IR 3744; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-22 Conditions for health and safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 22. No condition, situation, or installation shall be created, installed, or maintained that:(1) may cause or result in a health or safety hazard; or(2) may cause or transmit disease or harbor rodents or other vermin.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-22; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3745; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)



410 IAC 6-7.1-23 Campground water suppliesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 23. (a) Campgrounds shall be provided with an adequate and convenient supply of potable water that meets 327 IAC 8.Potable water shall always be available for culinary, drinking, laundry, and bathing purposes.

(b) Wells shall be constructed, installed, and located in accordance 327 IAC 8 and 312 IAC 13. The construction and locationof all campground wells with less than fifteen (15) service connections or serving less than twenty-five (25) people shall comply withall the requirements of this rule.

(c) A campground shall exclusively use a public water supply if public water is available within a reasonable distance. If apublic water supply is not available, a campground shall have water supplied from a well that complies with the requirements of 327IAC 8.

(d) Campground water supply and distribution systems shall have the capacity to deliver a minimum water pressure of twenty(20) pounds per square inch to all water stations and connections during periods of peak water usage. The water supply shall havecapacity to meet total daily water demands. If a well or pump cannot meet peak or daily water demand, campgrounds shall beprovided with sufficient usable storage capacity to meet the demand.

(e) The casing pipe of a well shall project not less than:(1) twenty-four (24) inches above floor level or finished grade; or(2) thirty-six (36) inches above the regulatory flood elevation if located in a designated flood hazard area identified by theFederal Emergency Management Agency.(f) Water supplies shall have no well head, well casing, pump, pumping machinery, exposed pressure tanks, or suction piping

located in any pit, room, or space, walled in or enclosed so it does not have free drainage by gravity to the ground surface at all times.(g) Each campground shall provide one (1) or more accessible water stations of an approved design and located so no campsite

is more than two hundred (200) feet from a water station. Water stations and sanitary dumping stations shall be a minimum of fifty(50) feet apart. A water station having an inside or outside threaded faucet shall have a pressure vacuum breaker installed to protectagainst back-flow.

(h) In lieu of water stations, individual water riser pipes may be installed at each campsite.(i) Water riser pipes shall be located and constructed to protect against damage from parking of recreational vehicles.(j) Water riser pipes shall:(1) be at least one-half (½) inch in diameter;(2) extend at least four (4) inches above ground; and(3) be separated from sewer risers by not less than five (5) feet horizontally.(k) Stop-and-waste valves or yard hydrants that would allow aspiration or backflow of contaminated water into the potable

water system shall not be used.(l) Wells and potable water distribution systems shall be disinfected after construction and after each repair. The water supply

shall be tested and be bacteriologically acceptable in at least two (2) consecutive samples collected at least twenty-four (24) hoursapart before it can be used. Each camper shall be advised to boil potable water until sample results reveal a safe water supply.

(m) There shall be no direct physical connection between the campground potable water supply system and any nonpotablewater supply system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-23; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3745; errata filed Aug19, 2002, 1:57 p.m.: 26 IR 36; errata filed Aug 22, 2007, 9:18 a.m.: 20070829-IR-410070546ACA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008,2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-24 Campground sewage disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 13-18-12; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 24. (a) All sewage generated by a campground, including gray water, shall be disposed of via a connection to a publicsewer if available within a reasonable distance from the campground. If a public sewer is not available within a reasonable distance,sewage disposal must comply with 410 IAC 6-12, 410 IAC 6-10, Bulletin S.E. 11, Bulletin S.E. 13, or applicable rules of the Indiana



department of environmental management.(b) If individual sewer connections are provided for recreational vehicles, these connections shall meet the following minimum

requirements:(1) Each individual sewer riser shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter.(2) Each individual sewer connection shall be tightly capped when a recreational vehicle is not connected.(3) The rim of the riser pipe shall extend four (4) inches above the ground, and surface drainage shall be diverted away fromthe riser.(c) Only wastewater management businesses licensed pursuant to IC 13-18-12 shall clean campground privies and portable

toilets of waste. Privies must be pumped when the accumulated waste is within eighteen (18) inches of the privy floor. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-24; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3745; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-25 Sanitary dumping stationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 25. (a) All campgrounds, except those having only independent campsites, shall have at least one (1) sanitary dumpingstation for each two hundred fifty (250) dependent campsites or fraction thereof.

(b) Each sanitary dumping station must be equipped with the following:(1) A four (4) inch sewer riser pipe with a self-closing hinged cover or other tight-fitting closure.(2) A concrete apron at least three (3) feet in diameter and sloped to drain the area surrounding the inlet of the riser pipe.(3) A water outlet for sanitary maintenance of the station.(4) A sign located at the water outlet which states that the water is not for drinking, but for flushing and cleaning holding tanksand the dump station area.(5) A vacuum breaker installed downstream of the last shut-off valve that meets the requirements of 675 IAC 16.(c) Sanitary dumping stations shall be capable of receiving a sewage flow of at least twenty (20) gallons per day for each

dependent campsite served.(d) Sanitary dumping stations utilizing holding tanks shall be capable of receiving a sewage flow of at least sixty (60) gallons

per day for each dependent campsite served. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-25; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25IR 3746; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-26 Campground sanitary facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 26. (a) A campground with dependent campsites shall have flush toilets, sanitary vault privies, or portable toilets, in thefollowing ratios:

Number of DependentCampsites Toilet Facilities

Urinals*

Men Women Men1–15 1 1 0

16–30 1 2 131–45 2 3 146–60 2 4 2

61–100 3 5 2*Toilets may be substituted for the required number of urinals on a one-for-one basis.(b) Campgrounds with more than one hundred (100) dependent campsites shall be provided with one (1) flush toilet, sanitary

vault privy, or portable toilet for each sex in the ratio of one (1) per thirty (30) dependent campsites and one (1) urinal for each one



hundred (100) additional campsites.(c) The entrance to a sanitary facility shall have a sign to designate which sex may use the facility. Solid walls extending from

floor to ceiling shall separate facilities for each sex located in the same building.(d) For all common use rooms that contain sanitary or laundry facilities, excluding sanitary vault privies and portable toilets,

the following minimum requirements shall apply:(1) Floors, walls, and partitions around showers, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures shall be smooth, nonabsorbent, andeasily cleanable.(2) Bathing and hand washing facilities shall have hot and cold water under pressure. Bathing facilities shall have an approved,properly operating automatic temperature control valve. The valve must control the water temperature at the point of use soit will not exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.(3) An operating mechanical exhaust device is required and must replace the air in the facility at least six (6) times per hour.(4) Exterior openings shall be screened utilizing screening of not less than sixteen (16) mesh.(5) Entrances to toilet and bathing facilities shall have self-closing doors.(6) Toilet and bathing facilities shall be configured to prevent viewing of the interior through the entrance door.(7) Light fixtures shall have guards or shields to prevent shattering.(8) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light measured thirty (30) inches above the floor must be provided throughout theinterior of any permanent facility within a campground.(e) Campground plumbing fixtures shall comply with 675 IAC 16.(f) Privies shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with Bulletin S.E. 11.(g) Where electricity is available, campground privy interiors must have artificial illumination. Where electricity is not

available, privies must be configured to allow natural light to enter for illumination.(h) Campground sanitary facilities shall be:(1) maintained in a clean condition and in good repair;(2) properly lighted; and(3) ventilated.


410 IAC 6-7.1-27 Swimming pools and bathing beachesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 27. (a) Swimming pools shall comply with 410 IAC 6-2 and 675 IAC 20.(b) Bathing beaches shall comply with the following:(1) Campground bathing beaches shall have a water surface area of at least one (1) acre.(2) A minimum of twenty-five (25) square feet of water surface per bather shall be provided in areas having a water depth lessthan four (4) feet.(3) At least seventy-five (75) square feet of water surface per bather shall be provided in areas over four (4) feet deep.(4) A minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of land area shall be provided per bather.(5) The campground bathing beach, from the shoreline out to a water depth of six (6) feet, shall consist of sand or pea gravelor other material to minimize turbidity.(6) Floating marker lines securely anchored with buoys, spaced at intervals of no more than twenty-five (25) feet, shall beprovided to designate the perimeter of the bathing area. Marker lines shall delineate the separation between the shallow (lessthan five (5) feet), deep, and diving areas. Depth markers shall be provided at diving areas.(7) Toilet facilities shall be provided within five hundred (500) feet of the campground bathing beach, in the ratio of one (1)toilet for each fifty (50) bathers. Where flush toilets are provided, lavatories shall be provided in the ratio of one (1) lavatoryfor each fifty (50) bathers.(8) Water samples shall be collected at the campground bathing beach for bacteriological examination and submitted to anapproved laboratory for analysis. Samples shall be submitted in accordance with the following:



(A) One (1) sample at least two (2) weeks prior to opening.(B) One (1) sample each week the bathing beach is open thereafter.(C) One (1) sample after a heavy rainfall of at least one-half (½) inch.

(9) Bathing beach samples shall be collected within one (1) foot of the surface, in water having a depth of at least three (3) feet,but no more than six (6) feet and at least twenty (20) feet from swimmers and animals.(10) The bathing beach must be closed if the beach water quality does not meet the following water quality standards:

(A) Escherichia coliform bacteria, using the membrane filter count, exceeds one hundred twenty-five (125) colonies perone hundred (100) milliliters as a geometric mean based on no less than five (5) samples equally spaced over a thirty(30) day period.(B) Escherichia coliform bacteria using the membrane filter count exceeds two hundred thirty-five (235) colonies perone hundred (100) milliliters in any one (1) sample in a thirty (30) day period.(C) The water has aquatic vegetation, deposits, growths, oil, grease, chemicals, or other substances capable of creatingtoxic reactions, skin, or membrane irritations, or a health or safety hazard.

(11) Results of each camp bathing beach water sample analysis must be reported to the department.(12) The minimum safety equipment required at all bathing beaches shall include:

(A) a rescue tube; and(B) a ring buoy with an attached rope at least forty-five (45) feet in length.

(13) Safety equipment shall be kept clean, in good repair, and ready for use.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-27; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3747; errata filed Aug 19, 2002, 1:57 p.m.:26 IR 36; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.:20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-28 Refuse collection and disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 28. (a) Refuse, including garbage, shall be collected, stored, and disposed of properly so the campground is clean and litterfree. Refuse shall not accumulate in a manner that could:

(1) result in rodent harborage or promote insect breeding; or(2) cause a fire, safety, or health hazard.(b) Each garbage can and dumpster in a campground shall be covered with a tight-fitting lid.(c) Garbage and refuse collection and disposal shall occur at least once a week or more often when necessary.(d) Community dumpsters shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from any campsite. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC

6-7.1-28; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3747; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-29 Electrical distribution systemAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 29. (a) After the effective date of this rule, all new wiring, lighting, and electrical hook-ups shall be installed in compliancewith 675 IAC 17. Existing wiring, lighting, and electrical hook-ups shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition.

(b) Fifteen (15) and twenty (20) ampere, one hundred twenty-five (125) volt receptacles at sanitary facilities shall haveapproved ground fault circuit interrupter protection.

(c) Electrical receptacles shall have wiring and circuit breakers or fuses sized to conform to the amperage of the receptaclethey supply.

(d) Switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, control equipment, and metering devices located in wet places or outside a buildingshall be weatherproof.

(e) Splices in electrical wires in accessible locations shall be made in approved junction boxes.



(f) When underground conductors enter or leave a building or a trench, they shall have mechanical protection from physicaldamage. The protection must be rigid conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, schedule 80 electrical plastictubing, or other mechanical means. Underground conductors in conduit shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches below finishedgrade. Underground conductors not in conduit shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches below finished grade.

(g) Electrical equipment and conductors shall not be attached to trees. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-29; filedJun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3748; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-30 Emergency equipment and servicesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 30. Telephone service shall be made available to all campers, and access shall be provided at all times to such service foremergency use. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-30; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3748; readopted filed Jul14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-31 RegistrationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 31. A register containing the name and home address of the campsite occupant and the dates of arrival and departure mustbe maintained and available for inspection by the department or the local health officer. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-7.1-31; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3748; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 32. The department or the local health officer may enter public or private property at reasonable times and, uponpresentation of credentials, to do any of the following:

(1) Inspect facilities, equipment, or records.(2) Investigate allegations, conduct tests, or collect samples.(3) Obtain information necessary to the issuance of a permit pursuant to this rule.(4) Determine whether any person is subject to, or in violation of, this rule or a permit issued pursuant to this rule.


410 IAC 6-7.1-33 Local authoritiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 33. Local health officers may enforce the rules of the department. County and municipal authorities within their respectivejurisdictions have jurisdiction over zoning, building codes, and ordinances pertaining to campgrounds. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-7.1-33; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3748; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)




Sec. 34. Bulletin S.E. 11 and Bulletin S.E. 13 are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Copies of these bulletins maybe obtained by request to the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.1-34; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR3748; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.1-35 EnforcementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-6; IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 35. The department may commence an action under IC 16-19-3-4, IC 16-19-3-5, and IC 4-21.5-3-6, or IC 4-21.5-3-8against a campground operator who:

(1) fails to comply with this rule; or(2) interferes with or obstructs the department or its designated agent in the performance of duties pursuant to this rule.


Rule 7.2. Youth Camps

410 IAC 6-7.2-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 1. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-1; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014,2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-2 "Bathing beach" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 2. "Bathing beach" means a body of water not contained within a structure, chamber, or tank and used for swimming,diving, or recreational bathing. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-2; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749;readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-3 "Camp" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 3. "Camp" means a youth camp. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-3; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)




Sec. 4. "Department" means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-4; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014,2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA; errata filed Jul28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-5 "Designated adult" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 5. "Designated adult" means the individual with the primary responsibility for health matters, food, staff supervision, theadministration of program operations, and business and transportation services. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-5;filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-6 "Gray water" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 6. "Gray water" means wastewater originating from dish washing, hand washing, laundering, showers, or sinks. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-6; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-7 "Local health officer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7. "Local health officer" means the health officer of any local health department or their authorized representative.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-7; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 8. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, municipality, county,authority, estate, or public or private entity owning, conducting, controlling, managing, or operating a camp. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-8; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-9 "Primitive camp" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3



Sec. 9. "Primitive camp" means a youth camp that operates at a site having only tents. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-7.2-9; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 10. "Public sewer" means a sewage disposal facility provided by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, or regionalsewer district. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-10; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)


Sec. 11. "Public water supply" means water supplied by a utility, municipality, conservancy district, regional water district,rural water corporation, or not-for-profit water corporation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-11; filed Jun 27, 2002,1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-12 "Tent" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 12. "Tent" means a shelter having twenty-five percent (25%) or more of its walls or roof, or both, covered by fabricmaterial. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-12; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3749; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008,2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-13 "Water station" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 13. "Water station" means a facility for filling water storage containers with potable water from an approved water system.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-13; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3750; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-14 "Youth camp" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 14. "Youth camp" means any area or tract of land established, operated, or maintained to provide more that seventy-two(72) continuous hours of outdoor group living experiences away from established residences for educational, recreational, sectarian,or health purposes to ten (10) or more children who are under eighteen (18) years of age and not accompanied by a parent orguardian. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-14; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3750; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008,2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed



Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-15 Construction permit requirementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 15. Any person planning the construction, addition to, or significant change in the construction of any youth camp shall,at least ninety (90) days prior to the initiation of any such construction, submit plans, drawn to scale, for review and approval by thedepartment. These plans must be certified by a registered engineer or architect licensed to practice in Indiana. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-15; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3750; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-16 General supervisionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 16. When a youth camp is in session, there shall be a designated adult on the premises who is responsible for compliancewith this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-16; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3750; readopted filed Jul 14,2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readoptedfiled Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-17 General healthAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 17. (a) When a youth camp is in session, there shall be an individual present who is designated as the health supervisorand who has completed at least the Red Cross Standard First Aid Course or its equivalent.

(b) A member of the camp health staff shall conduct a health screening of each camper to identify any illness or communicabledisease. The screening shall:

(1) occur not more than twelve (12) hours after arrival at camp; and(2) include a check of medications in use by each camper.(c) Youth camps owners shall possess an original or a copy of an up to date medical log. The medical log shall be in permanent

ink and be a record of the dates, times, patient names, ailments, treatments, names of attending staff, and signature of the personwho made the entries into the log.

(d) Medication prescribed for campers or staff members shall be dispensed from original containers.(e) Medications, except those a physician prescribed for self-administration, shall be locked in a cabinet, box, or drawer or

stored in a safe place inaccessible to children.(f) Whenever there is an injury or illness to a camper that results in hospitalization, a positive x-ray or laboratory analysis,

or the camper is being sent home, a report shall be sent to the department. This report shall be:(1) made on a form acceptable to the department; and(2) filed with the department within ten (10) days of an incident.(g) Whenever there is an injury or illness that results in the death of a camper or staff member, a report of the incident and

death shall be filed with the department within twenty-four (24) hours of the death.(h) The use of tobacco products is prohibited in buildings used by children. The use of tobacco products or alcoholic

beverages is prohibited in a youth camp while it is in operation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-17; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3750; filed Aug 29, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27 IR 98; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)



410 IAC 6-7.2-18 InfirmaryAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 18. (a) Youth camps constructed after the effective date of this rule shall include a separate room with toilet and lavatoryfacilities to be used as an infirmary and isolation area.

(b) The separate room described in subsection (a) shall have the following:(1) Ventilation to keep it free of excessive heat, condensation, vapors, noxious odors, and fumes.(2) Heating equipment capable of maintaining a temperature of at least sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit.(3) At least one (1) cot per one hundred (100) campers and staff, with a minimum of two (2) cots.(4) At least one (1) adult shall be present when campers are in the infirmary.(5) At least seventy (70) foot-candles of light measured thirty (30) inches from the floor.


410 IAC 6-7.2-19 First aid kitsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19. (a) First aid kits shall be available to camp staff at food service operations, beaches, the infirmary, the camp office,primitive camps, and readily available in a timely manner to all program areas. First aid may be administered only by properly trainedstaff.

(b) As a minimum, each first aid kit must include the following:(1) One (1) watertight medication canister.(2) Thirty (30) adhesive bandages, each measuring one (1) inch by three (3) inches.(3) One (1) roll of adhesive tape measuring one-half (½) inch by ten (10) yards.(4) Nine (9) antiseptic towelettes.(5) Two (2) disposable gloves, such as surgical or examination type.(6) One (1) triangular bandage.(7) Six (6) sponge dressing pads, each measuring two (2) inches by two (2) inches.(8) Four (4) sponge dressing pads, each measuring three (3) inches by three (3) inches.(9) Two (2) sponge dressing pads, each measuring four (4) inches by four (4) inches.(10) One (1) instant ice compress measuring at least six (6) inches by four (4) inches.(11) Two (2) large fabric fingertip bandages.(12) Two (2) large fabric knuckle bandages.(13) Two (2) island bandages each measuring two (2) inches by three (3) inches.(14) Two (2) adhesive Telfa bandages each measuring two (2) inches by two (2) inches.(15) One (1) eye pad.(16) Three (3) providone-iodine pads.(17) Six (6) alcohol cleansing pads.(18) Three (3) tubes of triple-antibacterial cream.(19) One (1) conform bandage roll measuring two (2) inches by five (5) yards.(20) One (1) pair of scissors.(21) One (1) pair of tweezers.(22) One (1) emergency blanket.(23) One (1) refillable plastic case.(c) First aid materials shall be wrapped and stored so they do not become contaminated. (Indiana Department of Health; 410

IAC 6-7.2-19; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3751; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-



410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-20 RecordsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 20. (a) A record for each camper must be maintained by the designated adult operating a camp and shall contain thefollowing:

(1) The camper's name and address.(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the camper's parent, legal guardian, or designated adult emergency contact.(3) Authorization from the parent or guardian for emergency medical care.(4) A list of relevant health conditions that camp personnel may encounter.(b) Records required by this rule shall be kept on file by the designated adult for a period of at least two (2) years. (Indiana

Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-20; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3751; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.:20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-21 Campsites and safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 21. (a) No condition, situation, or installation shall be created, installed, or maintained that:(1) may cause or result in a health or safety hazard; or(2) cause or transmit disease or harbor rodents or other vermin.(b) An accurate plat of the camp shall be maintained that shows the location of buildings, wells, privies, sewage disposal

systems, sanitary facilities, swimming areas, and water and sewer lines.(c) The central camp areas, primitive camps, and program areas shall be maintained to minimize the growth of poison ivy,

poison oak, poison sumac, and other noxious plants.(d) The camp shall be free of debris or other hazards.(e) Building stairways over four (4) steps in height shall have handrails.(f) Equipment and facilities in camps shall be designed, installed and maintained in a safe condition. Playground equipment

shall be securely anchored.(g) When not in use, archery equipment, firearms, and ammunition shall be locked in a cabinet or building.(h) Poisonous substances, pool chemicals, pesticides, and toxic chemicals shall be clearly marked and stored in locked cabinets

or enclosures. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-21; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3751; readopted filed Jul 14,2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readoptedfiled Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-22 Emergency equipment and proceduresAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 22. (a) Telephone service shall be provided to each youth camp as follows:(1) Telephone service shall always be accessible at youth camps.(2) The telephone number of the nearest fire department, police department, poison control center, and emergency medicalservice shall be posted next to each telephone. Where 911 service is available, only the poison control center telephone numbermust be posted.(b) A written emergency plan for dealing with natural disasters, lost campers, and other emergencies must be developed and

maintained. At a minimum, the plan shall include procedures for evacuation and transportation to emergency facilities. Camp staffshall be trained on the plan and a record of the training shall be kept by a responsible adult. Campers shall be advised of their



responsibilities in following the plan.(c) Camps offering aquatic activities must have an emergency plan that includes procedures for rescues, accounting for each

camper, evacuations, and the method for notification of emergency services. Weekly orientation in using the aquatic emergency planmust be conducted. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-22; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3752; readopted filedJul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-23 Fire and building safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 23. (a) Each youth camp shall be equipped with a minimum of a 4-A, 60-B:C, ten (10) pound, multipurpose, dry chemical,pressure fire extinguisher within one hundred (100) feet of each kitchen, furnace room, and sleeping facilities.

(b) Fire extinguishers must be readily accessible and maintained in an operable condition.(c) Exits from structures must be maintained free of obstructions and have exit signs clearly posted.(d) Buildings with occupancy of more than ten (10) persons shall have at least two (2) separate and independent exits. Exits

shall not be closer to each other than fifty percent (50%) of the longest exterior dimension of the building.(e) Buildings with occupancy above the first floor shall have two (2) separate and independent exits. At least one (1) exit shall

lead directly to the outside.(f) A one-room building used for sleeping shall be equipped with a smoke detector.(g) Buildings with two (2) or more compartmentalized sleeping rooms shall have hard-wired interconnected smoke detectors.(h) All required smoke detectors shall be UL listed.(i) All required smoke detectors shall be kept clean and tested monthly.(j) Fire drills shall be held within twenty-four (24) hours of the beginning of each camping session and weekly thereafter.(k) Gasoline and other flammable fluids shall be marked and stored in locked containers or in locked buildings not occupied

by campers.(l) Gasoline and other flammable fluids shall be stored at least fifty (50) feet from sleeping quarters. (Indiana Department of

Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-23; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3752; errata filed Aug 19, 2002, 1:57 p.m.: 26 IR 36; readoptedfiled Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-24 Electrical safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 24. (a) Wiring, lighting, and electrical receptacles shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition.(b) Fifteen (15) and twenty (20) ampere, one hundred twenty-five (125) volt receptacles in sanitary facilities, bathrooms,

garages, or maintenance buildings or located outside of buildings shall be equipped with ground-fault circuit interrupter protection.(c) Electrical receptacles shall have wiring and circuit breakers or fuses sized to conform to the amperage of the receptacles

they supply.(d) Electrical switches, circuit breakers, receptacles, control equipment, and metering devices located in wet places or outside

of a building shall be weatherproof.(e) Splices to electrical wires at accessible locations shall be made utilizing approved junction boxes.(f) In areas subject to vehicle movement, service drop conductors of not over six hundred (600) volts nominal, shall be at least

eighteen (18) feet above the ground surface. In other areas, the minimum clearance shall be ten (10) feet above the ground surface.(g) Electrical equipment and conductors shall not be attached to trees.(h) Electrical receptacles shall be grounded and shall not have an open neutral, open hot conductor, or reverse polarity.(i) Loose electrical equipment shall be secured. Face plates and panel fronts shall be in place to prevent accidental contact.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-24; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3752; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep



10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-25 Water suppliesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 25. (a) Camps shall be provided with an adequate and convenient supply of potable water that meets the Indianadepartment of environmental management public water supply drinking water quality standard found in 327 IAC 8. Potable watershall always be available for culinary, drinking, laundry, and bathing purposes.

(b) Wells shall be constructed, installed, and located in accordance with 327 IAC 8 and 312 IAC 13.(c) A camp shall exclusively use a public water supply if public water is available within a reasonable distance. If a public water

supply is not available, a camp shall have water supplied from a well that complies with 327 IAC 8.(d) The construction and location of all camp wells with less than fifteen (15) service connections or serving less than twenty-

five (25) people shall comply with all the requirements of this rule.(e) Camp water supply and distribution systems shall have the capacity to deliver a minimum water pressure of twenty (20)

pounds per square inch to all water stations and connections during periods of peak water usage. The water supply shall have capacityto meet total daily water demands. If a well or pump cannot meet peak or daily water demand, camps shall be provided with sufficientusable storage capacity to meet the demand.

(f) The casing pipe of a well shall project not less than:(1) twenty-four (24) inches above floor level or finished grade; or(2) thirty-six (36) inches above the regulatory flood elevation if located in a designated flood hazard area identified by theFederal Emergency Management Agency.(g) Water supplies shall have no well head, well casing, pump, pumping machinery, exposed pressure tanks, or suction piping

located in any pit, room, or enclosed space that does not have free drainage, by gravity, to the ground surface at all times.(h) Wells and potable water distribution systems shall be disinfected after construction and after a repair. The water shall be

tested and be bacteriologically acceptable in at least two (2) consecutive samples collected at least twenty-four (24) hours apart beforethe potable water system can be used.

(i) There shall be no direct physical connection between the camp potable water supply system and any nonpotable watersupply system.

(j) Stop-and-waste valves or yard hydrants that would allow aspiration or back flow of contaminated water into the potablewater system shall not be used.

(k) Common drinking cups are not permitted.(l) When potable water is transported, it shall be in closed, disinfected containers used for no other purpose.(m) Plumbing fixtures shall comply with 675 IAC 16. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-25; filed Jun 27, 2002,

1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3753; errata filed Aug 19, 2002, 1:57 p.m.: 26 IR 36; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; errata filed Aug 12, 2008, 9:42 a.m.: 20080903-IR-410080671ACA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.:20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-26 Sewage disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 13-18-12; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 26. (a) Sewage shall be disposed of by a connection to a public sewer, if available within a reasonable distance from thecamp. If a public sewer is not available within a reasonable distance from the camp, sewage disposal must comply with 410 IAC 6-12,410 IAC 6-10, Bulletin S.E. 11, Bulletin S.E. 13, or applicable rules of the Indiana department of environmental management forsewage disposal facilities other than sanitary vault privies or septic tank soil-absorption systems.

(b) Only wastewater management businesses licensed pursuant to IC 13-18-12 shall clean camp privies and portable toiletsof waste. Privies must be pumped when the accumulated waste is within eighteen (18) inches of the privy floor. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-26; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3753; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:



20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-27 Sanitary facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 27. (a) The entrance to a sanitary facility shall have a sign to designate which sex may use the facility. Solid wallsextending from floor to ceiling shall separate facilities for each sex located in the same building.

(b) Toilets, urinals, hand washing, and bathing facilities shall be provided as follows:MalesIndividuals to be served Showers Lavatories Toilets Urinals*

1–10 1 2 1 111–20 2 2 1 121–30 2 3 2 131–40 3 4 2 241–50 4 5 3 251–60 5 6 3 361–70 6 7 4 3

*Toilets may be substituted for the appropriate number of urinals.FemalesIndividuals to be served Showers Lavatories Toilets

1–10 1 2 211–20 2 2 221–30 2 3 331–40 3 4 441–50 4 5 551–60 5 6 661–70 6 7 7

(c) Camps serving more than seventy (70) campers shall have sanitary facilities for each sex in the ratio of one (1) shower,lavatory, and toilet or urinal for each fifteen (15) additional campers.

(d) Showers or lavatories are not required at primitive camps.(e) For all common use rooms that contain sanitary or laundry facilities, excluding sanitary vault privies and portable toilets,

the following minimum requirements shall apply:(1) Floors, walls, and partitions around showers, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures shall be smooth, nonabsorbent, andeasily cleanable. Floors in hand washing and shower rooms shall have a nonskid finish and trapped floor drains.(2) Bathing and hand washing facilities shall have hot and cold water under pressure. Bathing facilities shall have an approvedproperly operating, approved automatic hot water temperature control valve. The valve must control the water temperatureat the point of use so it will not exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.(3) An operating mechanical exhaust device must replace the air in the facility at least six (6) times per hour.(4) Exterior openings shall be screened with at least sixteen (16) mesh screen to prevent the entrance of insects.(5) Entrances to toilets and bathing facilities shall have self-closing doors.(6) Toilet and bathing facilities shall be configured to prevent viewing of the interior through the entrance door.(7) Light fixtures shall have guards or shields to prevent shattering.(8) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light measured thirty (30) inches above the floor must be provided throughout theinterior of the facility.(9) Lavatories shall have mixing or combination faucets. Self-closing, slow closing, or metering faucets shall provide a flowof water for at least fifteen (15) seconds.(10) Lavatories and hand washing facilities shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of toilets. Water, soap, and papertowels or a mechanical hand drying device shall be provided at hand washing facilities that are available to all campers.Common towels are prohibited.



(11) Sanitary facilities must have a roof with an overhang to prevent drainage into the structure.(12) Sanitary facilities shall be maintained in a clean condition and in good repair.(f) Toilet paper shall be available at all times in toilets and privies.(g) Privies shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with Bulletin S.E. 11.(h) Where electricity is available, the privy interior must have artificial illumination. Where electricity is not available, the privy

must allow natural light to enter for illumination.(i) Hand washing facilities, or a dispenser with moistened disposable towelettes, shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet

of a privy.(j) Toilet facilities shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of each sleeping area. (Indiana Department of Health; 410

IAC 6-7.2-27; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3753; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-28 Cooking and eating facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 28. (a) Central kitchen and dining halls shall comply with 410 IAC 7-24.(b) Kitchens separate from the central dining hall and used for individual campers to prepare meals shall meet the following

requirements:(1) Provide a refrigerator and a range with a ventilation hood.(2) Provide a three (3) compartment sink or a two (2) compartment sink and a dishwasher or use only single service dishes andutensils.(3) Provide a numerically scaled indicating thermometer in each refrigerator accurate to plus or minus three (3) degreesFahrenheit, located as to be easily readable.(4) Provide shielded or guarded light fixtures providing at least seventy (70) foot-candles of light on all food preparationsurfaces and at equipment or utensil washing areas.(5) Provide a hand washing lavatory having hot and cold water and a combination faucet.(6) Provide the hand washing lavatory with a supply of hand cleansing soap and a supply of sanitary towels or a hand dryingdevice. Sinks used for food preparation or food washing equipment shall not be used for hand washing.(7) Common towels are prohibited.(8) Provide a mop sink for use and disposal of mop water. Food preparation sinks shall not be used for this purpose.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-28; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3754; errata filed Jul 8, 2002, 1:47 p.m.:25 IR 3769; errata filed Jan 21, 2005, 10:32 a.m.: 28 IR 1695; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-29 Buildings and sleeping sheltersAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 29. (a) Buildings, structures, tents, and cabins shall be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.(b) Floors and floor coverings in buildings used for sleeping or camp activities shall be in good repair and easily cleanable.(c) Buildings used for sleeping shall have screened openable windows or mechanical ventilation as required by 675 IAC 14-

4.3-1.(d) Outside openings shall be screened with at least sixteen (16) mesh screen to prevent the entrance of insects.(e) Screened doors shall be tight-fitting, in good repair, and self-closing.(f) At least thirty (30) square feet of floor space per camper must be provided in rooms used for sleeping.(g) Beds shall be arranged so the heads of the sleepers are at least six (6) feet apart and there is at least thirty (30) inches

between the sides of the beds. Beds are not required to be permanently affixed to the floor.



(h) Sleeping rooms shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven (7) feet.(i) Bedding provided by the camp operator shall be clean and washed before use by a new camper.(j) Foam bed mattresses shall be provided with easily cleanable mattress covers.(k) Vertical separation between the top of the lower mattress of a double deck bunk and the upper bunk shall be a minimum

of twenty-seven (27) inches. The vertical separation from the top of the upper mattress to the ceiling shall be a minimum of thirty-six(36) inches.

(l) Bunk beds used by campers shall be equipped with guardrails on the upper bunk. Guardrails are required on any side ofa bunk not placed tightly against a wall.

(m) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light shall be provided throughout buildings used for sleeping.(n) Tent material shall be flame-retardant. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-29; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.:

25 IR 3755; filed Aug 29, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27 IR 99; errata filed Mar 21, 2005, 10:40 a.m.: 28 IR 2391; errata filed Aug 22, 2007,9:18 a.m.: 20070829-IR-410070546ACA; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-30 Water recreationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 30. (a) An individual currently certified as a lifeguard and having a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)certification must direct swimming, boating, canoeing, watercraft, water skiing, and other aquatic activities.

(b) A minimum of one (1) counselor for each fifteen (15) campers shall supervise watercraft and swimming activities.(c) At each aquatic site, a minimum of one (1) currently certified lifeguard for each thirty (30) campers must be provided.(d) Swimming pools shall comply with 410 IAC 6-2 and 675 IAC 20.(e) In addition to the requirements of 410 IAC 6-2 and 675 IAC 20, swimming pools less than two thousand (2,000) square

feet shall have one (1) or more qualified lifeguards on duty when the pool is in use by campers.(f) Watercraft activity participants must wear a Type II or Type III U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device.(g) Bathing beaches shall comply with the following:(1) Camp bathing beaches shall have a water surface area of at least one (1) acre.(2) A minimum of twenty-five (25) square feet of water surface per bather shall be provided in areas having a water depthless than four (4) feet.(3) At least seventy-five (75) square feet of water surface per bather shall be provided in areas over four (4) feet deep.(4) A minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of land area shall be provided per bather.(5) The camp bathing beach, from the shoreline out to a water depth of six (6) feet, shall consist of pea gravel or other materialapproved by the department of natural resources to minimize turbidity.(6) Floating marker lines securely anchored with buoys, spaced at intervals of no more than twenty-five (25) feet, shall beprovided to designate the perimeter of the bathing area. Marker lines shall delineate the separation between the shallow (lessthan five (5) feet), deep, and diving areas. Depth markers shall be provided at diving areas.(7) Toilet facilities shall be provided within five hundred (500) feet of camp bathing beaches, in the ratio of one (1) toilet foreach fifty (50) bathers. Where flush toilets are provided lavatories shall be provided in the ratio of one (1) lavatory for eachfifty (50) bathers.(8) Water samples shall be collected at the camp bathing beach for bacteriological examination and submitted to an approvedlaboratory for analysis. Samples shall be submitted in accordance with the following:

(A) One (1) sample at least two (2) weeks prior to opening.(B) One (1) sample each week the bathing beach is open thereafter.(C) One (1) sample after a heavy rainfall of at least one-half (½) inch.

(9) Bathing beach samples shall be collected within one (1) foot of the surface, in water having a depth of at least three (3)feet, but no more than six (6) feet and at least twenty (20) feet from swimmers and animals.(10) The bathing beach must be closed if the beach water quality does not meet the following water quality standards:

(A) Escherichia coliform bacteria, using the membrane filter count, exceeds one hundred twenty-five (125) coloniesper one hundred (100) milliliters as a geometric mean based on no less than five (5) samples equally spaced over a thirty



(30) day period.(B) Escherichia coliform bacteria using the membrane filter count exceeds two hundred thirty-five (235) colonies perone hundred (100) milliliters in any one (1) sample in a thirty (30) day period.(C) The water has aquatic vegetation, deposits, growths, oil, grease, chemicals, or other substances capable of creatingtoxic reactions, skin or membrane irritations, or a health or safety hazard.

(11) Results of each camp bathing beach water sample analysis must be reported to the department.(12) At least one (1) qualified lifeguard shall be on duty when the bathing beach is open to swimmers.(13) A lifeguard shall be stationed at each diving area.(14) Each lifeguard station shall have a clear and unobstructed view of the lifeguard's area of responsibility and at least one(1) lifeguard station at the diving area and on shore shall be an elevated stand.(15) Land based lifeguard stations shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the shoreline.(16) Lifeguard stations shall be equipped with a whistle or megaphone and sunglasses.(17) When performing as a lifeguard, lifeguards shall not perform any other tasks and shall not be in the water except in theline of duty.(18) A spine board equipped with ties or straps and a head immobilization device shall be provided at each aquatic location.(19) A rescue tube shall be provided at each lifeguard station.(20) Required safety equipment shall be kept clean, in good repair, and ready for use.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-30; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3755; filed Aug 29, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27IR 99; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-31 Refuse collectionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 31. (a) Refuse, including garbage, shall be collected, stored, and disposed of properly so the camp is clean and litter free.Refuse shall not accumulate in a manner that could:

(1) result in rodent harborage or promote insect breeding; or(2) cause a fire, safety, or health hazard.(b) Each garbage can and dumpster in a camp shall be covered with a tight-fitting lid at all times except during use.(c) Garbage and refuse shall be collected at least once per week or more often when necessary.(d) Burning of garbage and refuse is not permitted.(e) Garbage and refuse shall be stored in watertight, rodent proof, fly proof containers. Unless plastic liners are used, garbage

containers shall be cleaned when emptied.(f) Dumpsters shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from sleeping areas. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-31;

filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3756; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-32 Animal and pest controlAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 32. (a) Animal shelters, corrals, tie rails, or hitching posts shall not be located within two hundred (200) feet of a dininghall, kitchen, or other place where food is prepared, cooked, or served.

(b) Buildings, grounds, and storage areas shall be kept free of insect and rodent infestations and free of refuse that could harborrodents, mosquitoes, flies, and other pests.

(c) Lumber, pipe, and other building materials shall be stored at least four (4) inches above the ground. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-32; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3756; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)




Sec. 33. The department or the local health officer may enter public or private property at reasonable times and, uponpresentation of credentials, to do any of the following:

(1) Inspect facilities, equipment, or records.(2) Investigate allegations, conduct tests, or collect samples.(3) Obtain information necessary to the issuance of a permit pursuant to this rule.(4) Determine whether any person is subject to, or in violation of, this rule or a permit issued pursuant to this rule.



Sec. 34. Bulletin S.E. 11 and Bulletin S.E. 13 are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Copies of these bulletins maybe obtained free of charge by mailing a request to the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-34; filed Jun 27,2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3757; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014,2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-35 Local authoritiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 35. Local health officers may enforce the rules of the department. County and municipal authorities within their respectivejurisdictions have jurisdiction over zoning, building codes, and ordinances pertaining to camps. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-7.2-35; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3757; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-7.2-36 EnforcementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-6; IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-19-3-5

Sec. 36. The department may commence an action under IC 16-19-3-4, IC 16-19-3-5, and IC 4-21.5-3-6, or IC 4-21.5-3-8against a camp operator who:

(1) fails to comply with this rule; or(2) interferes with or obstructs the department or its designated agent in the performance of duties pursuant to this rule.


Rule 8. Residential Sewage Disposal Systems (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Nov 20, 1990, 12:45 p.m.: 14 IR 651)

Rule 8.1. Residential Sewage Disposal Systems (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Aug 19, 2010, 3:32 p.m.: 20100915-IR-410090007FRA, eff Jan 1, 2011)



Rule 8.2. Residential On-Site Sewage Systems (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA)

Rule 8.3. Residential On-Site Sewage Systems

410 IAC 6-8.3-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 1. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-1; filed Oct 19,2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-2 "AASHTO" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 2. "AASHTO" means the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-2; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-3 "ABS" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 3. "ABS" means acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-3; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-4 "ANSI" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 4. "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-4; filed Oct19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-5 "ASTM" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 5. "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-5;filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-6 "Bedroom" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 6. "Bedroom" means either any room:(1) in a residence that the local health department and the owner agree could be occupied for the purpose of sleeping andcontains:

(A) an area of seventy (70) square feet or more;



(B) at least one (1) operable window or exterior door for emergency egress or rescue; and(C) for new construction, a closet; or

(2) declared by the owner, by recorded affidavit supplied to the local health department, that will be occupied for sleeping,and that the owner further agrees within the affidavit not to occupy any additional rooms for the purpose of sleeping orotherwise represent to others that any room, beyond the number specified in the affidavit, may be utilized for sleeping withoutapproval of the local health department.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-6; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-7 "Bedroom equivalent" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 7. "Bedroom equivalent" means any jetted bathtub with a capacity of greater than one hundred twenty-five (125) gallons.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-7; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-8 "Commissioner" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 8. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department or his or her legally authorized representative. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-8; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018,2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-9 "Construction permit" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 9. "Construction permit" means written approval by a local health department for the installation, repair, or replacementof a residential on-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-9; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-10 "Densic material" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 10. "Densic material" means relatively unaltered materials (do not meet requirements for any other named diagnostichorizons or any other diagnostic soil characteristic) that have a noncemented rupture resistance class. The bulk density or theorganization is such that roots cannot enter, except in cracks. These are mostly earthy materials, such as till, volcanic mudflows, andsome mechanically compacted materials. Some noncemented rock can be densic materials if they are dense or resistant enough tokeep roots from entering, except in cracks. Densic materials are noncemented and thus differ from paralithic materials and thematerial below a lithic contact, both of which are cemented. Densic materials have, at their upper boundary, a densic contact if theyhave no cracks or if the spacing of cracks that roots can enter is ten (10) centimeters (cm) or more. These materials can be used todifferentiate soil series if the materials are within the series control section. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-10; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-11 "Department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4



Sec. 11. "Department" means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-11; filed Oct19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA; erratafiled Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-12 "Design daily flow" or "DDF" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 12. "Design daily flow" or "DDF" means the calculated peak daily sewage flow from a residence used to design aresidential on-site sewage system. It is one hundred fifty (150) gallons per day times the number of bedrooms and bedroomequivalents. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-12; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-13 "Distribution box" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 13. "Distribution box" means a structure designed to distribute effluent by gravity from a septic tank equally into thetrenches of the soil absorption system connected thereto. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-13; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-14 "Drainageway" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 14. "Drainageway" means the channel portion of the landscape in which surface water or rainwater runoff gathersintermittently to flow to a lower elevation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-14; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-15 "Dwelling" or "residence" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 15. "Dwelling" or "residence" means any house or place used or intended to be used as a place of seasonal or permanenthuman habitation or for sleeping for one (1) or two (2) families, and any associated outbuildings that are for the private use of theowner. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-15; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-16 "Fill" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 16. "Fill" means soil transported and deposited by man, as well as soil recently transported and deposited by naturalerosion forces. Fill is evidenced by one (1) or more of the following:

(1) No soil horizons or indistinct soil horizons.(2) Depositional stratification.(3) Presence of a soil horizon that has been covered.(4) Materials in a horizon such as cinders or construction debris.(5) Position in the landscape.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-16; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed



Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-17 "Foundation drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 17. "Foundation drain" means that portion of a residential drainage system provided to drain only ground water fromoutside of the foundation of the house or from under the basement floor. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-17; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-18 "Health officer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 18. "Health officer" means the health officer of a local board of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-18;filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-19 "INDOT" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 19. "INDOT" means the Indiana department of transportation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-19; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-20 "Interceptor drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 20. "Interceptor drain" means a subsurface drainage system constructed only on the upslope side or sides of a soilabsorption system for the purpose of diverting subsurface water around the soil absorption system site. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-8.3-20; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-21 "Local health department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-20

Sec. 21. "Local health department" means a local health department created pursuant to IC 16-20, or its duly authorizedrepresentative. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-21; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-22 "NEMA" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 22. "NEMA" means the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-22; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-23 "NRCS" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 23. "NRCS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-23; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-24 "NSF" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 24. "NSF" means the National Sanitation Foundation International. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-24;filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-25 "Operating permit" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 25. "Operating permit" means written approval by a local health department for the continued use and maintenance ofan on-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-25; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-26 "Owner" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 26. "Owner" means the owner of a dwelling or his or her agent. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-26; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-27 "Perimeter drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 27. "Perimeter drain" means a subsurface drainage system that completely surrounds a soil absorption system for thepurpose of lowering a seasonal high water table or preventing movement of subsurface water into a soil absorption system site.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-27; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-28 "Person" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 28. "Person" means any:(1) individual;(2) partnership;(3) copartnership;(4) firm;(5) company;



(6) corporation;(7) association;(8) trust;(9) estate; or(10) other legal entity, its or their successors, assigns, or agents.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-28; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-29 "PVC" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 29. "PVC" means polyvinyl chloride. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-29; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-30 "Regulatory flood elevation" or "RFE" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 30. "Regulatory flood elevation" or "RFE" means the elevation of surface water resulting from a flood for which thereis a one percent (1%) probability of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year as calculated by a method and procedure thatis approved by the Indiana natural resources commission. The regulatory flood elevation is also referred to as the base floodelevation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-30; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-31 "Residential drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 31. "Residential drain" means the horizontal piping in a house drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste,and drainage pipes inside the walls of the house and conveys the same to the residential sewer. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-8.3-31; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-32 "Residential on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 32. "Residential on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage system" means all equipment and devices necessary for properconduction, collection, storage, treatment, and on-site disposal of sewage from:

(1) a one (1) or two (2) family dwelling;(2) a residential outbuilding; or(3) two (2) single-family dwellings on the same property with a combined DDF of less than or equal to seven hundred fifty(750) gallons per day.

The term includes, but is not limited to, residential sewers, septic tanks, soil absorption systems, temporary sewage holding tanks,and sanitary vault privies. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-32; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-33 "Residential on-site sewage system failure" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 33. "Residential on-site sewage system failure" means a residential on-site sewage system that exhibits one (1) or moreof the following:

(1) The on-site sewage system refuses to accept sewage at the rate of design application thereby interfering with the normaluse of residential plumbing fixtures.(2) Effluent discharge exceeds the absorptive capacity of the soil, resulting in ponding, seepage, or other discharge of theeffluent to the ground surface or to surface waters.(3) Effluent is discharged from the on-site sewage system causing contamination of a potable water supply, ground water, orsurface waters.

A failed residential on-site sewage system is a health hazard. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-33; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-34 "Residential outbuilding" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 34. "Residential outbuilding" means a building for the private use of the owner not intended to be used for permanent orseasonal human habitation or sleeping. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-34; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-35 "Residential sewer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 35. "Residential sewer" means the horizontal sewer pipe beginning five (5) feet outside the foundation of the residenceor other structure. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-35; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;filed Apr 9, 2014, 9:51 a.m.: 20140507-IR-410130350FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-36 "Sanitary sewerage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 36. "Sanitary sewerage system" means a sewer or a system of sewers that conveys sewage away from the lot on whichit originates to a wastewater treatment facility owned and operated by:

(1) an incorporated city or town;(2) a conservancy district;(3) a regional sewer district; or(4) a private utility.


410 IAC 6-8.3-37 "SDR" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 37. "SDR" means standard dimension ratio. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-37; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-38 "Seasonal high water table" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 38. "Seasonal high water table" means the upper limit of soil saturated with water for periods long enough for anaerobicconditions to affect soil color. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-38; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-39 "Segment drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 39. "Segment drain" means a subsurface drainage system constructed between two (2) soil absorption fields in the sameon-site sewage system for the purpose of intercepting and diverting subsurface water away from the downslope soil absorption field.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-39; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-40 "Septic tank" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 40. "Septic tank" means a watertight structure into which sewage is discharged for settling and solids digestion. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-40; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-41 "Sewage" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 41. "Sewage" means all water-carried waste derived from ordinary living processes. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-8.3-41; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-42 "Soil absorption" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 42. "Soil absorption" means a process that utilizes the soil to treat and disperse effluent from a septic tank. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-42; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-43 "Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 43. "Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" means pipes or chambers laid in a system of subsurface trenchesor pipes laid in elevated beds into which the effluent from the septic tank is discharged into the soil for treatment and dispersal.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-43; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-44 "Soil horizon" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 44. "Soil horizon" means a layer of soil or soil material approximately parallel to the land surface and differing fromadjacent genetically related layers in physical, chemical, and biological properties or characteristics such as:

(1) color;(2) structure;(3) texture;(4) consistence;(5) kinds and numbers of organisms present; and(6) degree of acidity or alkalinity.


410 IAC 6-8.3-45 "Soil loading rate" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 45. "Soil loading rate" means the allowable rate of application of septic tank effluent to the soil. It is expressed in gallonsper day per square foot. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-45; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-46 "Soil profile analysis" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 46. "Soil profile analysis" means the observation and evaluation of the physical characteristics of the soil horizons orlayers to:

(1) a depth of at least five (5) feet; or(2) if shallower, a layer that cannot be readily penetrated.


410 IAC 6-8.3-47 "Soil scientist" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 25-31.5

Sec. 47. "Soil scientist" means an individual registered as a professional soil scientist with the Indiana Registry of SoilScientists (IRSS) as provided for under IC 25-31.5. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-47; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-48 "Start of construction" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 48. "Start of construction" means, but is not limited to, any site activity undertaken for the erection of the structure to beserved by a residential on-site sewage system or the delivery of manufactured housing. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-48; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-49 "Subsurface drainage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 49. "Subsurface drainage system" means any pipe with or without a layer of gravel, stone, or coarse sand, placed belowthe surface of the ground and designed or constructed in such a manner as to:

(1) effectively lower a seasonal high water table; or(2) prevent movement of subsurface water into a soil absorption system site.

Interceptor drains, perimeter drains, and segment drains are types of subsurface drainage systems. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-8.3-49; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-50 "Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 50. "Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" means on-site sewage treatment or disposal methods, processes, or equipmentnot described in this rule that have been approved by the department in accordance with section 52(h) of this rule. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-50; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-51 Administrative authorityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 51. (a) This rule shall be administered by the local boards of health through their health officer and his or her authorizedrepresentatives.

(b) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as prohibiting more stringent requirements in local ordinances.(c) Each local health department residential on-site sewage system permit program is subject to review by the department. Such

review may include, but not be limited to, a review of the permits issued, supporting documentation, and a review of on-site sewagesystem installations.

(d) The department, its agent, or the health officer or his or her agent shall be permitted to enter upon all properties at theproper time for the following purposes necessary to achieve compliance with this rule:

(1) Inspection.(2) Observation.(3) Measurement.(4) Sampling.(5) Testing.


410 IAC 6-8.3-52 General sewage disposal requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 52. (a) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose into any of the surface waters or ground waters ofthis state, or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into such waters, any organicor inorganic matter from a dwelling or residential on-site sewage system that would cause or contribute to a health hazard or waterpollution.

(b) The:



(1) design;(2) construction;(3) installation;(4) location;(5) maintenance; and(6) operation;

of residential on-site sewage systems shall comply with the provisions of this rule.(c) All residential on-site sewage systems utilizing sanitary privies shall conform to department bulletin SE 11, "The Sanitary

Vault Privy", 1986 Edition.(d) Any dwelling that is not connected, or cannot be connected, to a sanitary sewerage system shall be provided with a

residential on-site sewage system that includes a septic tank and a soil absorption system that has not failed.(e) A temporary sewage holding tank is an alternative method of sewage disposal subject to the written approval of the

department, except as provided in subsection (f). A temporary sewage holding tank shall not be used as a primary means of residentialsewage disposal except:

(1) where necessary to prevent continued discharge of sewage from a failed existing residential on-site sewage system;(2) when soil conditions exist that preclude the prompt construction of a soil absorption system on a site that has alreadyreceived a construction permit; or(3) where the holding tank is operated by a conservancy district, sewer district, private utility, or municipality as a part of itssewage disposal plan or for not more than one (1) year while connection to sanitary sewer is being secured. This one (1) yeartime frame may be extended upon documentation of satisfactory operation of the holding tank.(f) A temporary sewage holding tank may be approved by the local health department:(1) as a temporary storage facility where occupancy of the home must continue while an existing residential on-site sewagesystem is being replaced or renovated; or(2) until soil conditions permit the installation of a soil absorption system for which a construction permit has been issued.(g) If any conditions preclude the installation of a residential on-site sewage system as described in this rule, the local board

of health may not approve the use of any other residential on-site sewage system technology unless written approval from thedepartment is:

(1) issued, under subsection (h), for local health departments to issue construction permits for the use of the technology; or(2) obtained for specific applications.(h) In order to permit development of new or more efficient sewage treatment or disposal processes, the department may

approve the installation of experimental and TNI equipment, facilities, or pollution control devices for which extensive experienceor records of use have not been developed in Indiana. The applicant for such approval must submit evidence of sufficient clarity andconclusiveness to convince the department that the proposal has a reasonable and substantial probability of satisfactory operationwithout failure.

(i) No portion of the residential on-site sewage system or its associated drainage system shall be constructed upon propertyother than that from which the sewage originates unless easements, which grant permission for such construction and access forsystem maintenance, have been obtained for that property and have been legally approved and recorded by the proper authority orcommission.

(j) Residential on-site sewage systems shall not be used for the disposal of water from:(1) roof drains;(2) foundation drains;(3) swimming pool main drains;(4) hot tub drains; or(5) area drains.

Neither shall they be used for the disposal of chemical wastes in quantities that would pollute ground water or inhibit solids settlingor digestion in the septic tank.

(k) Any jetted bathtub with a capacity of greater than one hundred twenty-five (125) gallons shall be treated as an extrabedroom for the on-site sewage system sizing requirements of this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-52; filed Oct19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; filed Apr 9, 2014, 9:51 a.m.: 20140507-IR-410130350FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-53 Construction permitsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5; IC 16-41-25-1Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 53. (a) For any dwelling or place of residence that will not be connected to a sanitary sewerage system, the owner or agentof the owner shall obtain a written construction permit, signed by the health officer, for construction of a residential on-site sewagesystem prior to the:

(1) start of construction of a residence;(2) placement of a manufactured home, modular home, or mobile home;(3) construction or placement of a residential outbuilding that will include plumbing, or the addition of plumbing to an existingresidential outbuilding;(4) replacement of any dwelling, place of residence, or residential outbuilding that includes plumbing;(5) reconstruction of any dwelling, place of residence, or residential outbuilding that includes plumbing;(6) expansion or remodeling of a residence that may increase the number of bedrooms or the DDF;(7) addition to, alteration of, replacement of, or repair of an existing residential on-site sewage system; or(8) installation of an on-site sewage system for an existing residence that did not previously have a residential on-site sewagesystem as defined in section 32 of this rule.(b) A local health department shall not issue a construction permit for a new on-site sewage system or for the repair of an on-

site sewage system or replacement of a soil absorption system using TNI without the written approval of the department, except forthe provisions of section 52(g) of this rule.

(c) The approval of a site by the local plan commission or the county recorder does not constitute approval by the local healthofficer.

(d) The application for a construction permit shall be made on a form provided by the local health department. The applicationshall contain, or include as attachments, the following:

(1) Information on the following:(A) The name and address of the property owner.(B) The location of the property.(C) The number of bedrooms and bedroom equivalents.

(2) The on-site soils evaluation, as outlined in section 56 of this rule, for the site where the residential soil absorption systemis to be constructed.(3) Written plans of sufficient clarity that it can be verified that the design of the residential on-site sewage system shall complywith the provisions of this rule.(4) Any other information deemed necessary by the health officer.(e) When site limitations and soil information for the site have been determined, the owner is responsible for the residential

on-site sewage system design that:(1) addresses the demands of the site in accordance with this rule; and(2) will meet local health department approval.(f) The local health department may require scale drawings of the site and residential on-site sewage system as part of the

application process.(g) In accordance with IC 16-41-25-1(a), the local health department shall issue or deny, in writing to the owner, a residential

on-site sewage system construction permit within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an application and plan submittal.(h) No construction on the residential on-site sewage system may take place if the residential on-site sewage system site is

disturbed or altered after the on-site evaluation by the addition of fill material (other than construction necessary for the residentialon-site sewage system) or by cutting, scraping, compaction, or the removal of soil, until a new on-site evaluation has been conductedand a modified construction permit has been issued.

(i) A soil absorption system replacement for a residential on-site sewage system shall meet or exceed the minimum provisionsof this rule. When replacement is necessary due to on-site sewage system failure, and if the replacement soil absorption system cannotmeet all of the provisions of this rule, deviations to this rule for a soil absorption system replacement may be made in accordancewith the best judgment of the local department of health, based on the following:

(1) Limitations of the site.



(2) Written results of an evaluation of the operational status of all of the on-site sewage system components and probablereasons for system failure.(3) Written results of an on-site soils evaluation.(j) Soil absorption system replacement for a residential on-site sewage system shall not be:(1) contrary to sections 52(a) and 60(h) of this rule; and(2) constructed to a depth greater than forty-eight (48) inches below final grade in any portion of a subsurface soil absorptionsystem.(k) If it is determined that the proposed on-site sewage system design does not meet the minimum requirements of this rule,

the permit may be denied in accordance with section 55(e) of this rule.(l) The permittee shall notify the health officer or his or her designee when the work is ready for final inspection:(1) using the procedure published by the local board of health; or(2) at least forty-eight (48) hours or two (2) working days before any subsurface portions are to be covered if the local healthboard has not published inspection procedures.(m) The construction permit for a residential on-site sewage system in violation of this section may be revoked by the health

officer in accordance with section 55(e) of this rule. Requirements of permits issued for the construction of residential on-site sewagesystems shall not be considered as fulfilled until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the health officer or his or her dulyauthorized representative.

(n) Individual lots in subdivisions designed to utilize residential on-site sewage systems, for which the plats were approvedby the local plan commission, county health department, or the county recorder, and recorded prior to December 21, 1990, are exemptfrom the provisions of sections 70(b)(8) and 72(b)(7) of this rule if the soils on the individual lot have characteristics that would allowthe soil to be rated slight or moderate in accordance with guidelines as set forth in the soils manuals and handbooks of the NRCS.The soil absorption system to serve each lot that is exempted by this section shall meet the sizing criteria as follows:

Permeability Rating Square Feet Needed in Trench Bottom per Bedroom

2 in. to 6 in. per hour 250 square feet per bedroom

1 in. to 2 in. per hour 330 square feet per bedroom

(o) Individual lots in subdivisions designed to utilize residential on-site sewage systems, the plats for which were approvedby the local plan commission and recorded prior to December 21, 1990, will be granted an exemption by the department from theprovisions of section 70(b)(8) of this rule if the health officer of the county in which the development is located certifies to thedepartment, in writing, that:

(1) the health department has reviewed and recommended approval to the local plan commission, either verbally, in writing,or by other locally acceptable routine procedure, when the subdivision plat was being considered by that agency; and(2) no lots in the subdivision currently have on-site sewage system failures as defined in section 33 of this rule.

The certification must be accompanied by a brief description of the on-site sewage system approved for each lot for which exemptionis requested including information on the design of the on-site sewage system as well as information on the type of soil on the site.An affirmative response to subdivisions (1) and (2) must be included in the certification for the exemption to the provisions of section70(b)(8) of this rule to be granted. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-53; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-54 Operating permitsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-27Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 54. (a) Local health departments may require written operating permits in accordance with IC 16-19-3-27(b)(2), asfollows:

(1) A written operating permit issued by a local health department shall be signed by the health officer.(2) An operating permit shall be renewed as follows:

(A) At least once every three (3) years for on-site sewage systems having components, other than a septic tank, requiringscheduled inspection and maintenance.(B) At least once every five (5) years for all other on-site sewage systems.



(b) An operating permit shall identify all components of an on-site sewage system requiring inspection and maintenance.(c) The records for an operating permit requiring scheduled inspection and maintenance shall contain the following:(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the service company contracted to perform inspection and maintenance.(2) A description of the operation and maintenance document or documents used for scheduled inspection and maintenance.(d) The owner shall provide the local health department with the following:(1) Written documentation of all scheduled and unscheduled inspection and maintenance within one (1) month of the dateperformed.(2) A copy of the inspection and maintenance contract.(e) The operating permit for a residential on-site sewage system in violation of subsection (d) may be revoked by the health

officer in accordance with section 55(e) of this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-54; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-55 Violations; permit denial and revocationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 4-21.5

Sec. 55. (a) Should a residential on-site sewage system fail, the failure shall be corrected by the owner within the time limitset by the health officer.

(b) If any component of a residential on-site sewage system is found to be:(1) defective;(2) malfunctioning; or(3) in need of service;

the health officer may require the repair, replacement, or service of that component. The repair, replacement, or service shall beconducted within the time limit set by the health officer.

(c) Any person found to be violating this rule may be served by the health officer with a written order stating the nature of theviolation and providing a time limit for satisfactory correction thereof.

(d) After receiving an order in writing from the local board of health or the health officer, the owner of the property shallcomply with the provisions of this rule as set forth in the order and within the time limit specified therein. The order shall be servedon the owner or the agent of the owner, but may be served on any person who, by contract with the owner, has assumed the duty ofcomplying with the provisions of an order.

(e) The health officer may deny an application for a construction or operating permit, or may revoke a permit previously issued,for reasons including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) An on-site sewage system design does not meet the minimum requirements of this rule or local sewage ordinances, or both.(2) Failure to comply with any provisions of this rule or local sewage ordinances, or both.(3) Failure to comply with limitations, terms, or conditions of a permit that has been issued.(4) Failure to disclose all the facts relevant to the construction and use of an on-site sewage system.(5) Misrepresentation.(6) Any change relating to the design, construction, or use of the on-site sewage system not approved, in writing, by the localhealth department.(f) The written denial or revocation shall state the following:(1) The basis for the denial or revocation.(2) The method or methods available for compliance, if applicable.(3) The time frame for compliance, if applicable.(4) That the owner has the right to appeal the denial or revocation.(5) The procedure for registering any such appeal.(g) The parties involved may agree to use the appeal procedures set forth in IC 4-21.5, the Administrative Orders and

Procedures Act. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-55; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;errata filed Dec 12, 2012, 2:16 p.m.: 20121226-IR-410120156ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-56 On-site evaluationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 56. (a) Before issuance of any permit for construction of a residential on-site sewage system or the replacement oralteration of a soil absorption system, an on-site evaluation, which shall include a description of the soil profile, shall be conducted.

(b) Properties of the soil at each site shall be described by a soil scientist using the guidelines set forth in the soil manuals,technical bulletins, and handbooks of the NRCS.

(c) Soil profile information shall be recorded:(1) to a depth of five (5) feet; or(2) until a layer is encountered that cannot be readily penetrated;

whichever is shallower.(d) The on-site evaluation shall be conducted before application and plan submittal.(e) The information in the written on-site soils evaluation report shall include the following:(1) For topographic information, the following:

(A) The slope and slope aspect.(B) Surface drainage characteristics and patterns including swales, ditches, and streams.(C) The proposed or existing location of house and well or other water supply.(D) The location of other major features or structures.(E) The location of soil evaluation sites and appropriate soil type boundaries.(F) The topographic position of the site.

(2) For soil characteristics, the following:(A) Parent material.(B) The approximate depths of soil horizons.(C) The soil color, structure, and texture at each horizon.(D) The horizon designation for each horizon.(E) The depth to any layer that has a soil loading rate greater than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day persquare foot or less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot.(F) The depth to seasonal high ground water as indicated by soil wetness characteristics.(G) The depth to bedrock.(H) The soil consistence at each horizon.(I) The soil effervescence at each horizon.(J) The percent coarse fragments at each horizon.(K) The percent clay at each horizon, by field estimation, for any horizon where the percent coarse fragments is greaterthan thirty-five percent (35%) by volume.(L) The presence or absence of roots.(M) Frost penetration depth, if applicable.

(f) When soil characteristics are to be used for calculations for the depth of a subsurface drainage system, the followinginformation shall be recorded to a depth of eighty (80) inches:

(1) The information required in subsection (e)(2).(2) Particle size family.


410 IAC 6-8.3-57 Separation distancesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 57. (a) All septic tanks, dosing tanks, lift stations, and soil absorption systems shall be located in accordance with TableI as follows:



Table I Separation Distances

Minimum Distance in Feet fromSeptic Tank and Other

Treatment Units, DosingTank, Lift Station

SoilAbsorption

System

Private water supply well 50 501,2

Private geothermal well 50 501,2

Commercial water supply well 100 1001

Commercial geothermal well 100 1001

Public water supply well, lake, or reservoir 200 2001, 3, 4 1, 3, 4

Other pond, retention pond, lake, or reservoir 50 503

Storm water detention area 25 253, 5

River, stream, ditch, or drainage tile 25 256

Buildings, foundations, slabs, garages, patios, barns, aboveground andbelowground swimming pools, retaining walls, closed loop geothermal systems,roads, driveways, parking areas, or paved sidewalks

10 107 8

Front, side, or rear lot lines 5 5

Water lines continually under pressure 10 10

Suction water lines 50 50

The distances enumerated shall be doubled for soil absorption systems constructed where there exist horizons, layers, or strata1

within thirty-four (34) inches of the ground surface with a soil loading rate greater than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallonsper day per square foot as determined from Table IV of section 70(b)(8) of this rule, unless that hazard can be overcomethrough on-site sewage system design.

The separation distance to a private water supply well abandoned in accordance with 312 IAC 13-10-2(e) may be reduced to2

ten (10) feet.

Measured from the normal or ordinary high water mark.3

See subsections (b) and (c).4

Storm water detention area: area designated for the temporary detention of storm water, with the outlet located at the lowest5

elevation of the depression.

See section 59(f) of this rule for subsurface drainage system separation.6

Patios without footers, aboveground swimming pools, and sidewalks may be located within ten (10) feet of septic tank, as7

long as no required access points are obstructed.

A minimum separation of ten (10) feet is required on all sites.8

(b) A residential on-site sewage system shall not be located within two hundred (200) feet of a public water supply lake orreservoir. However, any residential on-site sewage system that includes secondary treatment and meets the following requirementsmay be less than two hundred (200) feet, but not less than fifty (50) feet, from the normal or ordinary high water mark of the lakeor reservoir:

(1) Meets the minimum requirements of section 60(h)(1) through 60(h)(3) of this rule; or(2) Is a system component independent of the soil absorption field that meets the effluent quality requirements of NSF/ANSIfor certification under Standard 40 as a Class I plant, and that is approved by the department under the provisions of section52(h) of this rule.(c) Any residential on-site sewage system approved under the provisions of subsection (b) must be maintained for the life of

the system through an operating permit issued under the provisions of section 54 of this rule.(d) Sewers shall not be located within fifty (50) feet of any water supply well or subsurface pump suction line, except as

follows:(1) Sewers constructed of waterworks grade ductile iron pipe with tyton or mechanical joints, or PVC pressure sewer pipe withan SDR rating of twenty-six (26) or less with compression gasket joints, may be located within the fifty (50) foot distance.(2) In no case shall sewers be located closer than twenty (20) feet to dug and bored water supply wells, or closer than ten (10)feet to drilled and driven water supply wells or subsurface pump suction lines.



(e) Water lines and sewers shall not be laid in the same trench, as follows:(1) A horizontal separation of ten (10) feet shall be maintained between water lines and sewers.(2) Where crossings are necessary, a minimum of eighteen (18) inches vertical clearance must be maintained with the waterline positioned above the sewer line when possible.(3) When it is impossible to maintain proper horizontal and vertical separation, the sewer shall be constructed of ductile ironpipe with mechanical joints or PVC pressure sewer pipe with an SDR rating of twenty-six (26) or less, having mechanical orcompression gasket joints within ten (10) feet of the water line with the water line positioned above the sewer line whenpossible. The sewer shall be pressure tested to assure watertightness prior to back filling.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-57; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; filed Apr 9, 2014,9:51 a.m.: 20140507-IR-410130350FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-58 Dispersal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 58. (a) A dispersal area is required for a soil absorption system when:(1) the soil loading rate used to determine the size of the soil absorption system is five-tenths (0.5) gallons per day per squarefoot (gpd/ft ) or less; or2

(2) there is a horizon in the upper sixty (60) inches of the profile description with:(A) bedrock;(B) densic material;(C) dense till;(D) soil with fragic properties; or(E) layers transitional to dense till (horizons in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows effervescencewhen treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution), unless:

(i) the on-site soils evaluation report shows that the presence of the horizon is not detrimental to the properfunctioning of an on-site sewage system; and(ii) the determination in item (i) is made using the guidelines as set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins,and handbooks of the NRCS guidelines and as approved by the department.

(b) When the conditions in subsection (a) apply, the following requirements shall be met:(1) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, a minimum dispersal area as described inTable II in subsection (c) shall be maintained on each side of the outside edge of the:

(A) outer trench parallel to the length of the trench; or(B) INDOT Specification 23 sand and parallel to the long axis of the elevated sand mound.

(2) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of greater than one-half percent (1/2%), a minimum dispersal area as describedin Table II in subsection (c) shall be maintained on the downslope side of the soil absorption system from the outside edge ofthe:

(A) downslope trench parallel to the length of the trench; or(B) INDOT Specification 23 sand downslope and parallel to the long axis of the elevated sand mound.

(c) For sites that do not meet the conditions of subsection (a), the minimum dispersal area shall be ten (10) feet. For sites thatmeet the conditions of subsection (a), the dispersal area shall be as indicated in Table II, as follows:

Table II - Minimum Dispersal Areas for Soil Absorption Systems1

Slope # 1/2 % : On-site sewage system without perimeter2

drainOne-fourth (1/4) width of soil absorption system5

Slope > 1/2 % : On-site sewage system without perimeter3

drainOne-half (1/2) width of soil absorption system5

Any slope: On-site sewage system with perimeter drain Ten (10) feet or the distance to the perimeter drain4

No buildings, foundations, slabs, garages, patios, barns, aboveground and belowground swimming pools, retaining walls,1

roads, driveways, parking areas, or paved sidewalks are allowed in the dispersal area.

Dispersal area is located on each side of the outside edge of the outer trench parallel to the length of the trench, or on each2



side of the outside edge of the sand area and parallel to the long axis of an elevated sand mound.

Dispersal area is located on the downslope side of the soil absorption system.3

For on-site sewage systems with a subsurface perimeter drain without a seasonal high water table, the design and construction4

of the drain shall meet the requirements of section 59 of this rule.

Dispersal area width shall not be less than ten (10) feet. A dispersal area width of more than twenty-five (25) feet is not5

required.

(d) Any disturbance within a dispersal area shall not create compacted soil material.(e) The location of the dispersal area shall meet the following requirements:(1) A dispersal area shall be located on the property, or adjoining property with easement, except that the easement is notrequired for lots platted prior to January 1, 2011.(2) Nothing that would impede the flow of water shall be allowed in a dispersal area. This includes, but is not limited to, thefollowing:

(A) buildings;(B) foundations;(C) slabs;(D) garages;(E) patios;(F) barns;(G) aboveground and belowground swimming pools;(H) retaining walls;(I) roads;(J) driveways;(K) parking areas;(L) paved sidewalks;(M) closed loop geothermal systems; or(N) other structures.

(3) A dispersal area shall not be located in a closed depression where surface runoff or subsurface water movement will havean adverse effect on on-site soil absorption system performance or in areas subject to ponding.(4) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of greater than one-half percent (1/2%), no part of the dispersal area may slopetoward the soil absorption system.


410 IAC 6-8.3-59 DrainageAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 59. (a) A surface diversion:(1) shall be constructed if drainage from an adjoining upslope landscape affects the soil absorption system site;(2) shall have a positive grade of at least two and four-tenths (2.4) inches per one hundred (100) feet, or a grade of two-tenthspercent (0.2%);(3) shall be of sufficient depth and width to move surface water away from the soil absorption system;(4) shall be located:

(A) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems that do not require additional soil cover, at least ten (10) feet from thesoil absorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the outside edge of the nearestsoil absorption system trench;(B) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems that require additional soil cover, at least ten (10) feet from the soilabsorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the upslope edge of the additionalsoil cover; or



(C) for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, at least ten (10) feet from the soil absorption system, as measuredfrom the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the upslope edge of the soil cover; and

(5) may be used in combination with an on-site subsurface drainage system.(b) When a subsurface drainage system is constructed, it shall be sufficiently deep to lower a seasonal high water table as

required in subsection (d) or (e).(c) If the site has a slope of equal to or less than two percent (2%), the subsurface drain shall surround the on-site sewage

system. If the site slope exceeds two percent (2%), the subsurface drain may be constructed only on the upslope side of the on-sitesewage system.

(d) If the seasonal high water table is perched, the subsurface drain trench shall be constructed at least two (2) inches intostructureless massive compact clay with firm or very firm consistence, glacial till, or fragipan whenever site and soil conditionspermit. When the drain cannot be constructed at least two (2) inches into the structureless massive compact clay with firm or veryfirm consistence, glacial till, or fragipan, the depth of the drain shall be the following unless calculations are used to determine draindepth:

(1) For trench on-site sewage systems, the invert elevation of the subsurface perimeter, interceptor, or segment drain shall beat least thirty-six (36) inches below the invert elevation of any adjacent soil absorption trench bottom.(2) For elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, the invert elevation of the subsurface perimeter or interceptor drain shallbe at least thirty-two (32) inches below existing grade.(e) If drainage calculations are used to determine drain depth, drainage formulas and calculations shall be submitted to the local

health department as part of the plan submittal, showing a lowering of the seasonal high water table:(1) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems, at least twenty-four (24) inches below the trench bottoms in the center of thesoil absorption field; or(2) for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, at least twenty (20) inches below original grade.(f) Subsurface drainage systems shall be located at soil absorption system sites as follows:(1) All portions of a subsurface drainage system shall be installed at least ten (10) feet from the outside edge of any soilabsorption trench.(2) All portions of a subsurface drainage system shall be installed at least ten (10) feet from the outside edge of the INDOTSpecification 23 sand.(3) Spacing of subsurface perimeter drains and segment drains installed parallel to the trench lengths along the contour of thesite for a subsurface trench system or parallel to the long axis of an elevated sand mound must be less than or equal to sixty-five(65) feet, unless a greater spacing is determined through calculations.(4) The subsurface drain shall not cross any portion of the soil absorption system.(g) The subsurface drain pipe shall be:(1) at least four (4) inches in diameter;(2) slotted; and(3) wrapped with a geotextile fabric with an effective opening size not smaller than two-tenths (0.2) millimeter and not largerthan eighty-five hundredths (0.85) millimeter when installed in:

(A) sands;(B) loamy sands;(C) sandy loams;(D) fine sandy loams;(E) loams;(F) silt loams; or(G) silts.

(h) The subsurface drain trench shall:(1) have a positive slope of at least two-tenths (0.2) foot per one hundred (100) feet when a four (4) inch drain pipe is used;(2) have a positive slope of at least one-tenth (0.1) foot per one hundred (100) feet when a six (6) inch drain pipe is used; and(3) be constructed with no sags in the line.(i) A subsurface drain trench installed upslope from a residential on-site sewage system shall be:(1) backfilled to final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k); or(2) filled to within six (6) inches of final grade with aggregate that meets subsection (k) and the final six (6) inches to final



grade with cover soil material.(j) A subsurface drain trench installed on sides or downslope, and segment drain trenches may be:(1) backfilled to final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k); or(2) filled to within six (6) inches of final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k) and thefinal six (6) inches to final grade with cover soil material.(k) The aggregate backfill for subsurface drain trenches shall meet the minimum requirements of:(1) section 68 of this rule;(2) washed aggregate with a gradation in the range of INDOT Specification 8 through 11; or(3) INDOT Specification 23 sand or equivalent.(l) When INDOT Specification 23 sand is used for backfill, the drainpipe shall be wrapped with a geotextile fabric.(m) The aggregate used as backfill in the perimeter, interceptor, or segment drain trenches described in subsections (i)(2) and

(j)(2) shall be covered with a geotextile fabric barrier that meets the minimum requirements in section 69 of this rule in such a manneras to prevent the aggregate from becoming clogged with the earth fill.

(n) The subsurface drain trench and the associated discharge piping shall be constructed to permit water to flow by gravitythroughout its length. No pumps or siphons shall be utilized to effect the movement of the collected water.

(o) Tile outlets shall be provided with rodent guards. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-59; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-60 Septic tanks: general requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 60. (a) Septic tanks shall be:(1) watertight and constructed of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or polypropylene; and(2) protected from corrosion.(b) Cast in place, concrete block, wood, or metal septic tanks are prohibited.(c) Every septic tank shall have a minimum capacity below the water line as specified in Table III as follows:

Table III - Required Minimum Capacities for Septic Tanks

Number of Bedrooms in Dwelling Capacity of Tank in Gallons

2 or less 750

3 1,000

4 1,250

5 1,500

5 + 1,500 plus 300 multiplied by the number of bedrooms over 5

(d) All septic tank effluent including effluent from tanks fitted with aeration units for aerobic digestion shall discharge intoa soil absorption system or other treatment system as approved in accordance with section 52(h) of this rule.

(e) Two-compartment tanks shall meet the following requirements:(1) The liquid volume of the first compartment shall be between one-half (1/2) and two-thirds (2/3) of the total tank volume.(2) The divider wall shall be:

(A) monolithically cast in the tank; or(B) permanently secured within the tank body using noncorrosive fasteners or fittings.

(3) The transfer port or ports between the compartments shall consist of two (2) or more openings with a combined area ofat least fifty (50) square inches. A continuous port across the width of the divider wall is also acceptable.(4) The transfer port or ports shall be located in the middle twenty-five percent (25%) of the liquid depth.(5) An access opening meeting the requirements of section 61(o) of this rule must be provided above each compartment,including riser meeting the requirements of section 61(p) of this rule, for maintenance pumping.(f) When multiple tanks are used in series, no single tank may be less than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons. The larger of the

two (2) tanks must be upstream of the other.(g) When sewage is pumped into a septic tank using a grinder pump:



(1) a two-compartment tank must be used with the sewage pumped into the first compartment; or(2) two (2) tanks in series must be used, with the sewage pumped into the first tank.(h) Tanks fitted with aeration units for aerobic digestion shall:(1) conform to NSF/ANSI Standard 40-2010, Residential Wastewater Treatment Systems, for Class I plants or to standardsof an equivalent third party product testing laboratory acceptable to the department that meet or exceed the NSF/ANSIstandards;(2) bear a current registered certification mark;(3) provide a minimum aerobic treatment capacity of one hundred fifty (150) gallons per bedroom per day;(4) be preceded by a septic tank that meets all of the requirements of this section and sections 61 and 63 of this rule; and(5) discharge into a soil absorption system or other treatment system as approved in accordance with section 52(h) of this rule.(i) Water softener backwash shall be discharged to:(1) the building sewer;(2) a secondary treatment device;(3) the effluent sewer on the downstream side of either the septic tank or the secondary treatment device;(4) the dosing tank serving the soil absorption system; or(5) a separate soil absorption system constructed specifically for the water softener backwash.


410 IAC 6-8.3-61 Septic tanks: construction detailsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 61. (a) The minimum water depth in any compartment shall be thirty (30) inches.(b) The maximum water depth for calculating septic tank capacity shall not exceed six and one-half (6 1/2) feet.(c) The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend at least:(1) eight (8) inches below the liquid level; and(2) to the top of the inlet sewer.(d) All new septic tanks must be provided with an outlet filter that meets or exceeds the requirements of section 64 of this rule.(e) Any septic tank not provided with an outlet filter in the interior of the tank shall be provided with:(1) an outlet baffle or sanitary tee that extends below the liquid level at least ten (10) inches, but not more than forty percent(40%) of the tank liquid depth; and(2) a gas deflection baffle that is:

(A) constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or decay; and(B) configured to deflect rising gas bubbles toward the interior of the tank.

(f) There shall be at least one (1) inch clear space between the underside of the septic tank lid and the top of the inlet and outletbaffles or tees.

(g) Scum storage capacity (space between the liquid level and the top of the outlet baffle or tees) shall be not less than twelveand one-half percent (12.5%) of the liquid depth of the septic tank.

(h) The inlet baffle shall not be more than twelve (12) inches nor less than four (4) inches from the inside of the inlet end ofthe tank. The outlet baffle shall not be more than twelve (12) inches nor less than four (4) inches from the outlet end of the septictank. Baffles shall be constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or decay.

(i) The bottom of the septic tank inlet shall not be less than two (2) inches nor more than four (4) inches above the liquid level.(j) Reinforced concrete septic tanks shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)

pounds per square inch or greater.(k) Concrete septic tank walls shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches or greater in thickness. The design must allow

at least one (1) inch cover over reinforcing steel or welded wire fabric.(l) Concrete septic tank bottoms shall conform to the specifications set forth for septic tank walls.(m) Concrete septic tank tops shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in thickness and reinforced with three-eighths (3/8) inch

reinforcing rods in a twelve (12) inch grid or equivalent.



(n) Type III fibers are permitted only as a secondary reinforcing material. Fiber additions will be considered only for thepurpose of resisting temperature and shrinkage efforts, and not as primary reinforcing material.

(o) All access openings shall meet the following requirements:(1) At least one (1) opening eighteen (18) inches in minimum dimension per compartment for pumping access.(2) An access opening shall be located over each of the following:

(A) The inlet.(B) The outlet.(C) The sanitary tee or baffle, if present, on the partition or divider wall of a two-compartment septic tank.

(3) All access openings shall be sized and positioned in such a way as to allow for maintenance, cleaning, and servicing ofseptic tanks and outlet filters.(p) All risers shall meet the following requirements:(1) Risers and riser covers shall be made of corrosion resistant materials and withstand design external loads.(2) The lower section of the riser assembly shall be:

(A) cast into the tank lid; or(B) sealed to the top of the tank with butyl sealant meeting ASTM C 990-09 to provide a watertight seal.

(3) All risers shall be fitted with watertight, securely fastened covers.(q) Pipe connectors shall be provided that meet the following requirements:(1) Each pipe penetration shall be sealed with a resilient rubber pipe connector that uses an expansion ring, tension band, ora take-up device for mechanically compressing the resilient portion of the connector against the pipe.(2) All metallic mechanical devices, including expansion rings, tension bands, take-up devices, and screws, shall be constructedof series 300 stainless steel.(3) Connectors shall conform to:

(A) ASTM C 1644-06, Standard Specification for Resilient Connectors Between Reinforced Concrete On-SiteWastewater Tanks and Pipes; or(B) ASTM C 923-08, Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections UsingPreformed Flexible Joint Sealants.


410 IAC 6-8.3-62 Dosing tanksAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 62. (a) Dosing tanks:(1) must be watertight and constructed of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or polypropylene; and(2) shall be protected from corrosion.(b) Cast in place, concrete block, wood, or metal dosing tanks are prohibited.(c) Reinforced concrete dosing tanks shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)

pounds per square inch or greater.(d) Concrete dosing tank walls shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches or greater in thickness. The design shall allow

at least one (1) inch cover over reinforcing steel or welded wire fabric.(e) The required liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall not be considered as any portion of the required liquid volume

of the septic tank.(f) The liquid holding capacity of a dosing tank must equal the dose volume required by this rule for each type of soil

absorption system, in addition to the volume of liquid that will drain back from any effluent force main when pumping ceases.Additional capacity must be provided to:

(1) keep the dosing tank effluent pump submerged at all times; and(2) provide sufficient freeboard for a high water alarm.(g) Dosing tanks shall be provided with pipe connectors that meet the following requirements:(1) Each pipe penetration shall be sealed with a flexible, resilient rubber pipe connector that uses an expansion ring, tension



band, or a take-up device for mechanically compressing the resilient portion of the connector against the pipe.(2) All metallic mechanical devices, including expansion rings, tension bands, take-up devices, and screws, shall be constructedof series 300 stainless steel.(3) Conform to:


(h) Each dosing tank shall be fitted with an effluent pump sized in conformance with section 65 and section 76(b), 78(d), 78(q),82(b), or 82(j) of this rule, whichever is applicable, with controls, and with a high water alarm switch set at a level above the designhigh water mark. The alarm shall:

(1) be on a separate circuit from the effluent pump; and(2) include an audible and visible alarm.(i) Switches or sensors that are comparable to mercury float level switches shall be used for dosing tank effluent pump start

and stop controls and for high water alarms. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-62; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-63 Septic tanks and dosing tanks: installation and maintenanceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-41-25-3

Sec. 63. (a) Septic tanks and dosing tanks shall be installed level on:(1) undisturbed soil;(2) sand;(3) aggregate not larger than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches in diameter; or(4) an engineered base.(b) All drain holes in septic tanks and dosing tanks shall be:(1) fitted with a threaded fitting, cast in place, and plugged with a threaded plug; or(2) plugged with an expandable pipe plug with a wing nut.(c) When the top of the septic tank or dosing tank is installed at or above grade, all access openings shall be fitted with

watertight, securely fastened covers.(d) When the top of the septic tank or dosing tank is installed below grade, risers shall:(1) be installed over access openings used for pumping and for maintenance of the outlet filter in the septic tank;(2) be large enough for access to the tank through the access opening in the top of the septic tank or dosing tank to clean thetanks and to maintain floats, sensors, filters, and pumps;(3) have the lower section sealed to the top of the tank with butyl sealant meeting ASTM C 990-09 to provide a watertight seal,if the riser assembly is not cast into the tank lid;(4) have joints between riser sections sealed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions so as to be watertight;(5) extend to or above final grade;(6) be fitted with a watertight cover securely fastened to the riser; and(7) comply with the requirements of IC 16-41-25-3.(e) Septic tanks and dosing tanks shall not be installed with the top of the riser below the RFE.(f) All joints in the sewer connecting septic tanks in series or septic tanks to dosing tanks shall be sealed in accordance with

the manufacturer's instructions in order to be watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on them. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-8.3-63; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-64 Outlet filtersAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4



Sec. 64. (a) An outlet filter shall be installed in the septic tank of new on-site sewage systems and existing on-site sewagesystems requiring a new septic tank.

(b) For on-site sewage systems requiring repair, or soil absorption systems requiring replacement, the local health departmentmay require an outlet filter. The outlet filter, if required by the local health department, must meet the requirements of this section.

(c) Outlet filters shall be located in the outlet end of:(1) a single septic tank when not used in series;(2) the second compartment of two-compartment septic tanks;(3) the last septic tank when two (2) or more tanks are used in series; or(4) a secondary watertight structure located after the last septic tank prior to a dosing tank, distribution box, or secondarytreatment unit.(d) An access opening of eighteen (18) inches in minimum dimension shall be:(1) located over the outlet filter; and(2) provided with a riser to grade that meets the minimum requirements of section 63(d) of this rule.(e) Outlet filters shall:(1) conform to NSF/ANSI Standard 46-2010a, Evaluation of Components and Devices Used in Wastewater TreatmentSystems, maintain a current product listing with an ANSI accredited third-party certifier, and bear a listing mark;(2) be rated by the manufacturer for a daily flow equal to or greater than the liquid capacity of the septic tank;(3) prevent the passage of solids larger than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch;(4) have inlets and outlets of at least four (4) inches in diameter;(5) function without a bypass of unfiltered sewage, sludge, or scum, during normal use;(6) be made of a noncorrosive material designed for use in sewage applications;(7) maintain structural integrity, not tearing or distorting so as to make it inoperable during normal operation, throughout thelife of the device; and(8) have removable outlet filter cartridges.(f) The outlet filter housing shall:(1) connect to the outlet pipe or structure wall with noncorrosive fasteners;(2) extend at least five (5) inches above the liquid level of the tank;(3) be installed so the bottom of the filter inlet extends below the liquid level at least ten (10) inches, but not more than fortypercent (40%) of the septic tank liquid depth;(4) include a gas deflection device that remains in place when the filter cartridge is removed; and(5) be solvent welded to a PVC Schedule 40 outlet pipe that meets the minimum requirements of section 67(a)(1) or 67(a)(2)of this rule, creating a watertight and mechanically sound joint.(g) A filter alarm may be installed in the septic tank to indicate when the outlet filter is in need of service.(h) An outlet filter with cartridge shall remain in service for the life of the septic tank.(i) Outlet filter manufacturers shall provide installation and maintenance instructions with each outlet filter. Outlet filters shall

be:(1) installed according to manufacturer's recommendations;(2) located so they do not interfere with pumping and cleaning of the septic tank; and(3) placed to allow accessibility for routine maintenance without entering the septic tank or outlet structure if separate fromthe septic tank.(j) Outlet filters shall be serviced according to the manufacturer's service recommendations, but no less frequently than each

time the septic tank is cleaned, as follows:(1) The outlet filter shall be:

(A) cleaned and washed so that the filter waste enters the septic tank; or(B) exchanged with a clean filter.

(2) All contaminated effluent filters shall be treated as untreated sewage and handled properly during the cleaning or exchangeprocess.




410 IAC 6-8.3-65 Effluent pumpsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 65. (a) All effluent pumps shall be:(1) submersible pumps suitable for use in a corrosive atmosphere;(2) sized to deliver the total design flow rate while meeting the total dynamic head requirements of the on-site sewage system;(3) connected to pump discharge piping that is adequately secured; and(4) installed in such a manner as to allow for removal without entering the dosing tank or dewatering the dosing tank.(b) Effluent pumps shall be provided with a suitable means of quick, convenient disconnection from the discharge piping, as

follows:(1) Fittings and valves shall be of compatible corrosion resistant material.(2) A quick disconnect coupling, breakaway flange, or similar disconnect device shall be provided for each pump dischargepipe.(3) Quick disconnect couplings and valves shall be readily accessible from the ground surface without entering the dosing tank.(4) Submersible pumps shall be provided with a corrosion resistant lifting apparatus such as a rope or chain to facilitateremoval of the pump.(c) All floats for pump operation shall be mounted according to manufacturer's specifications using fasteners manufactured

for that purpose.(d) Controls other than liquid level sensors shall not be located within the dosing tank.(e) Junction boxes shall be rated as a NEMA 4X, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, NEMA 250-2008. All

connectors to the junction box shall form a watertight seal:(1) to the junction box; and(2) between connector openings and incoming wires.(f) Any connector not used for wiring shall be fitted with a watertight plug. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-65;

filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-66 Distribution box specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 66. (a) Concrete distribution boxes shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)pounds per square inch or greater. Other materials may be considered on a case-by-case basis. All materials must:

(1) be resistant to corrosion and decay; and(2) have sufficient structural strength to contain sewage and resist lateral compressive and bearing loads.(b) The minimum interior dimension of a distribution box shall be twelve (12) inches.(c) The distribution box shall be fitted with a watertight, removable lid for access. The distribution box may be fitted with a

riser to the ground surface. The riser joints and the lid connection to the riser must be watertight.(d) The interior bottom of the distribution box shall be at least four (4) inches below the invert elevation of the effluent ports.

A minimum of eight (8) inches freeboard above the invert elevation of the effluent port shall be provided.(e) The influent port shall be located or baffled to prevent unequal distribution of effluent to the distribution system. If baffles

are provided, the baffles and their mounts or retainers shall:(1) provide a passageway for effluent between the box bottom and the bottom edge of the baffle of not more than two (2)inches; and(2) extend to one (1) inch above the top of the inlet.(f) An elbow or sanitary tee in the vertical position may be used in place of a baffle, as follows:(1) If an elbow is used, the elbow must:

(A) be a ninety (90) degree elbow;(B) be turned down into the distribution box with the end of the elbow not more than two (2) inches above the bottom



of the distribution box; and(C) include a weep hole in the upper part of the elbow.

(2) If a sanitary tee is used, the bottom of the sanitary tee must be not more than two (2) inches above the bottom of thedistribution box and the top of the sanitary tee at least one (1) inch below the lid.(g) Each distribution box shall be designed to split the effluent flow equally among the effluent ports. All effluent ports shall

be:(1) at the same elevation;(2) of the same diameter; and(3) located at an elevation at least one (1) inch lower than the influent port.


410 IAC 6-8.3-67 Pipe specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 67. (a) Piping used in a residential on-site sewage system shall meet or exceed the following applicable standards:(1) Gravity sewer pipe and gravity effluent sewer pipe shall meet the following standards:

(A) For PVC pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 2665-12 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.(ii) ASTM F 891-10 SDR 35 for four (4) inch through eight (8) inch cellular core pipe with minimum pipestiffness of 50 (PS 50).(iii) ASTM D 3034-08 for the following:

(AA) SDR 26 and SDR 35 for four (4) inch through fifteen (15) inch pipe.(BB) SDR 26 with gasketed compression-type joints for special crossings above or below potable waterlines where the vertical clearance of eighteen (18) inches required in section 57(c)(2) of this rule cannotbe met.

(B) For ABS pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 2661-11 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.(ii) ASTM D 2680-01 (Reapproved 2009) for eight (8) inch through fifteen (15) inch pipe.(iii) ASTM D 2751-05 SDR 23.5 or SDR 35 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.

(C) ASTM F 480-12, Schedule 40 and 80.(D) Waterworks grade ductile iron pipe with mechanical or tyton joints.

(2) Pressure sewer, effluent force main, manifold, and pressure distribution lateral pipe shall meet the following standards:(A) For PVC pipe, the following:

(i) ASTM D 2241-09 SDR 13.5, SDR 17, SDR 21, or SDR 26.(ii) ASTM D 1785-06 Schedule 40, 80, or 120.

(B) For ABS pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 1527-99 (Reapproved 2005) Schedule 40, 80, or 120, with solvent weld fittings.(ii) ASTM D 2282-99 (Reapproved 2005) SDR 13.5, SDR 17, SDR 21, or SDR 26.

(b) Gasketed compression-type joints must be used on pressure sewers when they are located ten (10) feet or less from a waterline.

(c) Soil absorption system gravity distribution laterals shall meet one (1) of the following standards:(1) Four (4) inch diameter sewer pipe listed in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2).(2) Four (4) inch diameter PVC pipe meeting ASTM D 2729-11.(3) Four (4) inch diameter smooth interior wall polyethylene pipe meeting ASTM F 810-07 or AASHTO M252-09 Type SP.(d) Gravity distribution laterals shall have two (2) or three (3) rows of holes separated by one hundred twenty (120) degrees

with five-eighths (5/8) inch or three-quarters (3/4) inch hole diameter with holes spaced at five (5) inches or less.(e) Pipe for subsurface drainage systems shall meet the following standards for polyethylene pipe:(1) ASTM F 405-05.



(2) ASTM F 667-12.(3) NRCS 606, September 2003.


410 IAC 6-8.3-68 Aggregate specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 68. (a) Aggregate to be used in soil absorption systems shall be gravel, stone, or other materials listed by the department.Crushed limestone aggregate, if used, shall be rated as forty percent (40%) or less on the Los Angeles abrasion quality requirementof the INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904, Aggregates.

(b) Aggregate:(1) shall be a mixture with no aggregate smaller in size than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter nor any aggregate larger than twoand one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter; and(2) must be larger than the openings in the gravity distribution laterals.(c) Tire chips may be used in place of stone for soil absorption systems on a one-for-one basis, volumetrically. Tire chips used

for soil absorption systems must have a nominal size of two (2) inches with chip dimensions being not less than one-half (1/2) inchand not greater than four (4) inches.

(d) Fines, sand, and clay shall be removed from the aggregate prior to its placement in the trench. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-8.3-68; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-69 Barrier materialsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 69. (a) The physical characteristics of barrier materials shall have the following minimum average roll values (MARV):(1) A grab tensile strength equal to or greater than eighty (80) pounds in machine direction (MD) and cross-machine direction(CD) in accordance with ASTM D 4632-08.(2) A grab tensile elongation @ break of equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) in MD and CD in accordance with ASTMD 4632-08.(3) A trapezoidal tear strength equal to or greater than thirty (30) pounds in MD and CD in accordance with ASTM D 4533-11.(4) A CBR puncture resistance equal to or greater than one hundred seventy-five (175) pounds in accordance with ASTM D6241-04 (Reapproved 2009).(5) A permittivity of equal to or greater than 0.5 sec in accordance with ASTM D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009).-1

(6) A water flow rate equal to or greater than one hundred fifty (150) gallons per minute per square foot in accordance withASTM D 4355-07.(7) A UV resistance at five hundred (500) hours equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) strength retained in accordancewith ASTM D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009).(8) An apparent opening size (AOS) (U.S. Sieve) equal to or greater than forty (40) and equal to or less than seventy (70) sievein accordance with ASTM D 4751-04.(b) The chemical characteristics of barrier materials shall be:(1) nonbiodegradable;(2) resistant to acids and alkalies within a pH range of four (4) to ten (10); and(3) resistant to common solvents.




410 IAC 6-8.3-70 Subsurface trench on-site sewage system site suitabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 70. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.

If site conditions are acceptable, subsurface trench soil absorption systems are the systems of choice.(b) All of the following site conditions in this section must be met if subsurface trench on-site sewage systems are to be

constructed:(1) Sufficient area exists on the lot for an appropriately sized subsurface trench on-site sewage system, while meeting the:

(A) separation distances of section 57 of this rule; and(B) dispersal area requirements of section 58 of this rule.

(2) The topographic position of the site on which the on-site sewage system is to be built is convex, hill slope, or flat. If surfaceand subsurface drainage can be diverted around the site, a toe slope position can be used.(3) The site has a slope of fifteen percent (15%) or less.(4) Site conditions permit distribution of effluent to each trench of the subsurface soil absorption system so that each trenchcan be loaded with a proportionate volume of effluent.(5) Site conditions permit any seasonal high water table at the site of the proposed subsurface trench soil absorption systemto be lowered to at least thirty-four (34) inches below original grade, in accordance with section 59 of this rule.(6) When there are no horizons from original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below original grade in a soil developed fromWisconsin glacial till that shows effervescence when treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:

(A) the on-site soils evaluation report shows that the presence of the horizon is not detrimental to the proper functioningof an on-site sewage system; and(B) the determination in clause (A) is made using the guidelines as set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins, andhandbooks of the NRCS guidelines and as approved by the department.

(7) When there are no soil horizons at the site from the original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below the original grade with:(A) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(B) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragmentsby volume.

(8) All soil horizons at the site from the original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below the original grade have a soil loadingrate of not less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) and not more than one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallons per day persquare foot as determined from Table IV, as follows:

Table IV - Soil Loading Rates for Subsurface Trench On-Site Sewage Systems (in gpd/ft )2

SOIL STRUCTURE CLASSES

SOILTEXTURECLASSES

SingleGrain Granular

Strong:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Moderate:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Weak:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic;Platy1

FragicCharacteristic

s: VeryCoarse

Prismatic

Structureless,

Massive,Friable, V.

Friable

Structureless,Massive,

Compact, Firm,V. Firm; Platy2

Gravel,Coarse Sand

>1.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

LoamyCoarseSand,MediumSand

1.20 1.20 N/A N/A 1.20 N/A N/A N/A



Fine Sand,LoamySand,Loamy FineSand

0.75 0.60 N/A 0.75 0.75 N/A 0.75 N/A

Very FineSand,Loamy V.Fine Sand

0.50 0.50 N/A 0.75 0.60 N/A 0.60 N/A

SandyLoam,CoarseSandy Loam

N/A 0.75 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00

Fine SandyLoam, V.Fine SandyLoam

N/A 0.75 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00

Loam N/A 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00

Silt Loam,Silt

N/A 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.00

Sandy ClayLoam

N/A 0.60 0.60 0.50 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.00

Silty ClayLoam, ClayLoam,Sandy Clay

N/A 0.60 0.60 0.30 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.00

Silty Clay,Clay

N/A 0.60 0.50 0.30 0.25 N/A 0.25 0.00

Organic SoilMaterials

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00 N/A

Limnic SoilMaterials

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Bedrock N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A NOT APPLICABLE

Naturally occurring platy structure.1

Platy structure caused by mechanical compaction has a soil loading rate of 0.00 gpd/ft unless broken up by methods approved2 2

by the department.

(c) Subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall not be constructed as follows:(1) In areas where surface runoff or subsurface drainage will have an adverse effect on the on-site sewage system, unless thesurface runoff or subsurface drainage can be effectively diverted around the system.(2) With the bottom of any of the trenches below the RFE.(3) In areas subject to ponding.(4) Wholly or partly located in a drainage way.(5) Where compacted soil material is identified in the soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department.




410 IAC 6-8.3-71 Subsurface trench on-site sewage system type selection criteriaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 71. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.(b) A subsurface trench gravity system may be constructed if the:(1) DDF of the project is equal to or greater than four hundred fifty (450) gallons per day;(2) soil loading rate of the site is equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table IV in section70(b)(8) of this rule;(3) trench bottoms will be at least thirty (30) inches above any horizon with:

(A) a soil loading rate less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot or greater than seventy-fivehundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot;(B) any soil horizon in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows effervescence when treated with a tenpercent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:

(i) the on-site soils evaluation report shows that the presence of the horizon is not detrimental to the properfunctioning of an on-site sewage system; and(ii) the determination in item (i) is made using the guidelines as set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins,and handbooks of the NRCS guidelines and as approved by the department;

(C) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(D) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragmentsby volume; and

(4) soil absorption system, including either half of a subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed witha total absorption trench length that does not exceed five hundred (500) lineal feet.(c) A subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage system may also be constructed if the:(1) DDF of the proposed on-site sewage system is less than four hundred fifty (450) gallons per day;(2) site has a soil loading rate of equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table IV in section70(b)(8) of this rule;(3) trench bottoms will be at least twenty-four (24) inches above any horizon with:




(4) soil absorption system, including either half of a subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed witha total absorption system trench length that does not exceed five hundred (500) lineal feet.(d) A subsurface trench on-site sewage system that utilizes alternating fields or is dosed using pump assisted distribution may

be constructed if the:



(1) soil loading rate of the site is equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table IV in section70(b)(8) of this rule; and(2) trench bottoms will be at least twenty-four (24) inches above any horizon with:

(A) a soil loading rate less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot;(B) any soil horizon in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows effervescence when treated with a tenpercent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:


(C) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(D) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragmentsby volume.

(e) If any soil absorption system, including either half of an alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed with a totalabsorption trench length greater than five hundred (500) lineal feet, the absorption system shall be dosed using pump assisteddistribution.

(f) If any soil horizon within twenty-four (24) inches of the proposed trench bottom has a soil loading rate of one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallons per day per square foot as determined from Table IV in section 70(b)(8) of this rule, the on-site sewagesystem shall utilize pressure distribution. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-71; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-72 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage system site suitabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 72. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, selection, and design shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.(b) Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems may be constructed if the following site conditions are met:(1) Sufficient area exists on the lot for an appropriately sized elevated sand mound on-site sewage system, while meeting the:


(2) The topographic position of the site on which the elevated sand mound on-site sewage system is to be built is convex, hillslope, or flat. If surface and subsurface drainage can be diverted around the site, a toe slope position can be utilized.(3) The site on which the elevated sand mound on-site sewage system is to be built has a slope of six percent (6%) or less.(4) Site conditions permit any seasonal high water table at the site of the proposed elevated sand mound on-site sewage systemto be lowered to at least twenty (20) inches below original grade, in accordance with section 59 of this rule.(5) When no soil horizon from the ground surface to twenty (20) inches below the ground surface in a soil developed fromWisconsin glacial till shows effervescence when treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:


(6) When there are no soil horizons from the ground surface to twenty (20) inches below the ground surface with:(A) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(B) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragments



by volume.(7) All soil horizons from the original grade to twenty (20) inches below the original grade have a soil loading rate of not lessthan twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot and not more than one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallonsper day per square foot as determined from Table V as follows:

Table V - Soil Loading Rates for Elevated Sand Mound On-Site Sewage Systems (in gpd/ft )2


SOILTEXTURECLASSES


Strong:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Moderate:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Weak:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic;Platy1

FragicCharacteristi

cs: VeryCoarse

Prismatic


Friable, V.Friable


Compact, Firm,V. Firm; Platy2

Gravel,Coarse Sand

>1.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

LoamyCoarseSand,MediumSand

1.20 1.20 N/A N/A 1.20 N/A N/A N/A

Fine Sand,LoamySand,Loamy FineSand

0.60 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 N/A 0.60 N/A

Very FineSand,Loamy V.Fine Sand

0.50 0.50 N/A 0.50 0.50 N/A 0.50 N/A

SandyLoam,CoarseSandy Loam

N/A 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00

Fine SandyLoam, V.Fine SandyLoam

N/A 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00

Loam N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00

Silt Loam,Silt

N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00

Sandy ClayLoam

N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00

Silty ClayLoam, ClayLoam,Sandy Clay

N/A 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.00

Silty Clay,Clay

N/A 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 N/A 0.25 0.00

OrganicSoil

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00 N/A



Materials

Limnic SoilMaterials

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Bedrock N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A NOT APPLICABLE

Naturally occurring platy structure.1

Platy structure caused by compaction has a soil loading rate of 0.00 gpd/ft unless broken up by methods approved by the2 2

department.

(c) Elevated sand mound soil absorption systems shall not be constructed as follows:(1) In areas where surface runoff or subsurface drainage will have an adverse effect on the on-site sewage system, unless thesurface runoff or subsurface drainage can be effectively diverted around the system.(2) Where the original grade is below the RFE.(3) In areas subject to ponding.(4) Wholly or partly located in a drainage way.(5) Where compacted soil material is identified in the soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department.


410 IAC 6-8.3-73 Table for on-site sewage system selectionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 73. On-site sewage system selection may be summarized in Table VI as follows:

Table VI - Table for On-Site Sewage System Selection Based on Requirements of 410 IAC 6-8.3

Site Requirements

Subsurface Trench On-Site Sewage Systems

Elevated SandMound On-SiteSewage Systems

(Sec. 72)Gravity Flow (Sec.1

70, 71)

Flood Dosing orAlt. Fields (Sec.1

70, 71)

FloodDosing1

(Sec. 70,71)

PressureDist. (Sec.

70, 71)

Slope # 15% # 15% #15% #15% # 6%

Design Daily Flow $ 450 < 450 Any Any Any Any

Acceptable Loading Rate Range forDetermining System Size

$ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25

# 0.75 # 0.75 # 0.75 # 0.75 # 1.20 # 1.20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate <0.25 gpd/ft2

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate >1.20 gpd/ft2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate =1.20 gpd/ft2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24Press. Dist.required forSLR = 1.20

$ 0



Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) to aSoil Horizon Developed fromWisconsin Glacial Till That ShowsEffervescence3

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) to SoilHorizon with < 20% Clay and > 35%Coarse Fragments by Volume

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) to SoilHorizon with > 20% Clay and > 60%Coarse Fragments by Volume

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toSeasonal High Water Table2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Total Lineal Feet of Trench# 500 # 500

# 500 for Alt.Fields

Any Any N/A

These conditions are also suitable for subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems.1

For subsurface trench systems, if the distance from trench bottom to seasonal high water table is less than twenty-four (24)2

inches, drainage must be installed in accordance with section 59 of this rule. For elevated sand mound systems, if the depth ofthe seasonal high water table is less than twenty (20) inches below the ground surface, drainage must be installed in accordancewith section 59 of this rule.

See Sections 58(a)(2)(E), 70(b)(6), 71(b)(3)(B), 71(c)(3)(B), 71(d)(2)(B) and 72(b)(5).3

This chart does not include considerations such as the specific landscape features that must be met, the size of the soilabsorption system, the size of the area necessary for construction of the soil absorption system on the contour with necessarysetback and separation distances, dispersal area, the diversion of surface drainage, the feasibility of subsurface drainage, theability to obtain easements, etc.

This chart does not take into consideration the necessity to pump the effluent to overcome differences in elevation (when asubsurface trench gravity system might otherwise be constructed).

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-73; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; errata filed Dec12, 2012, 2:16 p.m.: 20121226-IR-410120156ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-74 Subsurface trench on-site sewage systems: general design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 74. (a) The minimum absorption area (in square feet) required for each subsurface trench soil absorption system shall bebased on the following:

(1) The number of bedrooms and bedroom equivalents in the dwelling.(2) The appropriate soil loading rate (in gallons per day per square foot) determined from Table IV in section 70(b)(8) of thisrule. The soil loading rate used for this computation shall be the soil loading rate of the most restrictive horizon in the firsttwenty-four (24) inches below the trench bottom.(3) The absorption area shall be computed using the following formula:

Area =150 g × number of bedrooms and bedroom equivalents

Soil loading rate in gpd/sq. ft.

(b) Subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall be as long and narrow as the site permits while not exceeding maximumtrench length.



(c) All subsurface trench on-site sewage systems shall be located in accordance with the separation distances shown in TableI in section 57(a) of this rule.

(d) Special caution shall be taken to prevent wheeled and tracked vehicles from compacting the area selected for placementof the soil absorption system before, during, and after construction of the trenches, especially during wet weather. Alteration of soilstructure by movement of vehicles may be grounds for rejection of the site or the soil absorption system, or both.

(e) Subsurface soil absorption systems shall not be constructed during periods of wet weather when the soil is sufficiently wetat the depth of installation to exceed its plastic limit, as follows:

(1) This applies to soils classified as the following:(A) Sandy loam.(B) Silt loam.(C) Loam.(D) Clay loam.(E) Silty clay loam.(F) Sandy clay.(G) Silty clay.(H) Clay.

(2) Sufficient samples shall be evaluated throughout the soil absorption system site, from the soil surface to the proposed depthof the soil absorption system trench bottoms, to assure that the plastic limit of the soil is not exceeded.(3) The plastic limit of a soil shall be considered to have been exceeded when the soil can be rolled between the palms of thehands to produce threads one-eighth (1/8) inch in diameter without breaking apart and crumbling.(f) Vegetation at the soil absorption system site that would interfere with the soils evaluation, system layout, or system

construction shall be cut and removed prior to installation without causing compacted soil material.(g) If trees are present within the proposed soil absorption system:(1) soil absorption trenches may be routed around trees provided the trenches follow the contour of the site; or(2) tree stumps and root balls may be removed provided the resulting excavation will not exceed the permit requirements forwidth and depth of the soil absorption trench.(h) Excessive smearing of the usable absorption trench sidewalls or bottom during construction may:(1) result in irreversible damage to the soil infiltrative surface; and(2) be grounds for rejection of the site or the on-site sewage system, or both.(i) The residential sewer shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter. Four (4) inch sewers shall be installed with a

positive slope of:(1) not less than four (4) inches in twenty-five (25) feet; and(2) not more than thirty-six (36) inches in twenty-five (25) feet.(j) A six (6) inch residential sewer, if utilized, shall be installed with a positive slope of:(1) not less than two (2) inches in twenty-five (25) feet; and(2) not more than thirty-six (36) inches in twenty-five (25) feet.(k) A vertical drop may be installed in a residential sewer. Each vertical drop shall have a cleanout located immediately

upslope.(l) Effluent sewers shall meet the following requirements:(1) Effluent sewers shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter.(2) Effluent sewer pipe shall have a positive grade of at least two and four-tenths (2.4) inches per one hundred (100) feet ora grade of two-tenths percent (0.2%).(m) All sewer and effluent sewer joints shall be sealed according to the manufacturer's recommendations in order to be

watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on them.(n) The absorption trenches of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be constructed along the contour.(o) The minimum depth from original grade to the bottom of a trench of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall not

be less than ten (10) inches, and the maximum depth from final grade to the bottom of a trench of a subsurface trench soil absorptionsystem shall not be more than thirty-six (36) inches.

(p) All subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall be designed to utilize trenches with a minimum width of eighteen (18)inches and a maximum trench width of thirty-six (36) inches.



(q) There shall be a minimum separation of seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet, on center, between soil absorption system trenches,measured perpendicular to the trenches.

(r) No single absorption trench in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall exceed one hundred (100) feet in length,except for subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems.

(s) Each trench and distribution lateral in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be uniformly level throughout itslength and width.

(t) The distal ends of distribution laterals and trenches shall not be tied together.(u) The distal end of each distribution lateral shall be capped, with the cap joint sealed according to the manufacturer's

recommendations in order to be watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on it.(v) Perforated pipe distribution laterals in the absorption trench of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be

completely surrounded by aggregate that meets the specifications in section 68 of this rule. There shall be at least six (6) inches ofaggregate below the pipe.

(w) The minimum depth of aggregate above the distribution laterals shall be:(1) two (2) inches throughout the entire length and width of trenches having a depth of twelve (12) inches or greater; or(2) two (2) inches above the distribution lateral for the entire length of trenches having a depth of ten (10) inches to twelve(12) inches.(x) The aggregate used in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be covered with a geotextile fabric barrier in such

a manner as to prevent the aggregate from becoming clogged with the earth fill. The barrier material shall:(1) meet the minimum requirements in section 69 of this rule;(2) be placed on the aggregate to prevent soil particle movement into the aggregate; and(3) cover the aggregate from side to side and from end to end.(y) A minimum of twelve (12) inches of cover shall be provided over the aggregate in the trenches, and any fill required to

provide cover shall be crowned over the entire soil absorption system to promote surface runoff.(z) Tire chips, if used for aggregate, will have protruding wires and shall be removed from the ground surface during site

cleanup. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-74; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-75 Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 75. (a) Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) section 74 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) A distribution box or series of distribution boxes shall be installed between the septic tank and the subsurface soil

absorption system, and each absorption system trench shall be connected directly to a distribution box using an effluent sewer.(c) Distribution boxes shall be installed level on either undisturbed soil, sand, sand mix, aggregate not larger than one-half (1/2)

inch in diameter, or engineered base, and the outlets shall be checked to assure that they are at a uniform elevation.(d) Effluent sewer pipe in a subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage system shall meet the following requirements:(1) For installation prior to a distribution box, effluent sewer pipe shall be bedded according to manufacturer requirements andbackfilled with debris-free soil material or aggregate without damaging the pipe.(2) For installation after a distribution box, effluent sewer pipe shall be stabilized, bedded, and backfilled without damagingthe pipe with debris-free soil material to prevent the movement of effluent along the outside of the pipe.(e) The invert elevation of the end of each effluent sewer pipe connected to a distribution box shall be at the same elevation

so that each gravity distribution lateral receives an equal volume of effluent.(f) Each effluent sewer from an outlet of a distribution box that directly serves a trench shall extend into the aggregate in the

trench.(g) All soil absorption system gravity distribution laterals shall have an internal diameter of four (4) inches.(h) Gravity distribution laterals in the aggregate trenches shall be installed level along their length:(1) for two (2) hole gravity distribution laterals, the laterals shall be placed in the aggregate with the rows of holes located at



one hundred twenty (120) and two hundred forty (240) degrees from vertical (rows of holes at four (4) o'clock and eight (8)o'clock); and(2) for three (3) hole gravity distribution laterals, the laterals shall be placed in the aggregate with the rows of holes locatedat one hundred twenty (120), two hundred forty (240), and three hundred sixty (360) degrees from vertical (rows of holes atfour (4) o'clock, eight (8) o'clock, and twelve (12) o'clock).(i) In order to provide equal flow distribution in gravity feed subsurface soil absorption systems, each absorption field trench

must be individually connected to a distribution box. The distribution box shall be at least five (5) feet from the proximal end of eachsoil absorption field trench and shall be connected to the absorption field trench by unperforated pipe that is laid with a gravel freebackfill to the point where the unperforated pipe enters the aggregate in the trench. All absorption trenches served by a commondistribution box must be constructed so that each trench served by the distribution box is loaded with an equal volume of effluent.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-75; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-76 Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 76. (a) Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) sections 74 and 75 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) When a subsurface trench flood dosed soil absorption system is used, the dosing effluent pump shall be sized, and its

controls set to deliver the DDF to the soil absorption field in each dose. Effluent pump selection shall be based on manufacturer'spump curves for the required discharge rate from Table VII, as follows, at the total head imposed on the pump:

Table VII – Required Effluent Pump Discharge Rates for Subsurface Trench Flood Dosed On-Site Sewage Systems

Number of Bedrooms Discharge Rate in Gallons per Minute

1 30-35

2 30-35

3 30-45

4 30-60

5 38-75

6 45-90

(c) The total head for a subsurface trench flood dosed soil absorption system shall be the elevation difference between theeffluent pump off and the highest point in the force main or the outlet of the effluent force main in the distribution box, whicheveris the highest elevation, in addition to the friction loss in the effluent force main expressed in feet.

(d) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table VIII, as follows, and designedso that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line:

Table VIII – Frost Penetrations in Indiana (in inches)

Adams 60 Franklin 48 Lawrence 48 Rush 54

Allen 60 Fulton 60 Madison 60 St. Joseph 60

Bartholomew 48 Gibson 42 Marion 54 Scott 36

Benton 60 Grant 54 Marshall 60 Shelby 54

Blackford 60 Greene 54 Martin 48 Spencer 36

Boone 54 Hamilton 54 Miami 60 Starke 60

Brown 48 Hancock 54 Monroe 48 Steuben 60

Carroll 60 Harrison 36 Montgomery 60 Sullivan 54

Cass 60 Hendricks 54 Morgan 48 Switzerland 42

Clark 36 Henry 54 Newton 60 Tippecanoe 60

Clay 54 Howard 60 Noble 60 Tipton 60



Clinton 54 Huntington 60 Ohio 42 Union 48

Crawford 36 Jackson 48 Orange 42 Vanderburgh 36

Daviess 48 Jasper 60 Owen 54 Vermillion 60

Dearborn 48 Jay 60 Parke 60 Vigo 60

Decatur 48 Jefferson 42 Perry 36 Wabash 60

Dekalb 60 Jennings 48 Pike 42 Warren 60

Delaware 60 Johnson 54 Porter 60 Warrick 36

Dubois 42 Knox 48 Posey 42 Washington 36

Elkhart 60 Kosciusko 60 Pulaski 60 Wayne 54

Fayette 54 LaGrange 60 Putnam 54 Wells 60

Floyd 36 Lake 60 Randolph 54 White 60

Fountain 60 LaPorte 60 Ripley 48 Whitley 60

(e) In addition to the liquid holding capacity of a dosing tank stated in section 62(f) of this rule the following shall apply:(1) If the effluent force main drains to the soil absorption system, or if it does not drain between doses, the dose volume shallbe the DDF.(2) If the effluent force main drains back to the dosing tank, the dose volume shall be the DDF plus the volume contained inthe effluent force main.(f) The distal end of the effluent force main in the distribution box must be fitted with an elbow turned down or a sanitary tee,

or else the distribution box must be baffled.(g) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one (1) inch. The maximum inside diameter of the effluent

force main shall be four (4) inches.(h) Tables IX and X, as follows, shall be used in determining friction losses in the effluent force mains and manifold when

plastic pipe is used:

Table IX – Friction Losses in Plastic Pipe (per 100 feet of pipe)

fPipe Diameter, Flow (gpm), Velocity (v) , and Friction Loss Head (H )2 1

Flow(gpm) 1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" 4"

f f f f f f fQ v H v H v H v H v H v H v H

1 0.37 0.11

2 0.74 0.38 0.43 0.10

3 1.11 0.78 0.64 0.21 0.47 0.10

4 1.49 1.31 0.86 0.35 0.63 0.16

5 1.86 1.92 1.07 0.52 0.79 0.24

6 2.23 2.70 1.29 0.71 0.95 0.33 0.57 0.10

8 2.97 4.59 1.72 1.19 1.26 0.56 0.77 0.17

10 3.71 6.90 2.15 1.78 1.58 0.83 0.96 0.25 0.67 0.11

15 5.57 14.7 3.22 3.76 2.37 1.74 1.43 0.52 1.01 0.22

20 7.43 25.2 4.29 6.42 3.16 2.96 1.91 .87 1.34 0.37 0.87 0.13

25 9.28 38.6 5.37 9.74 3.94 4.46 2.39 1.29 1.68 0.54 1.09 0.19

30 6.44 13.6 4.73 6.27 2.87 1.81 2.01 0.76 1.30 0.26

35 7.51 18.2 5.52 8.40 3.35 2.42 2.35 1.01 1.52 0.35 0.88 0.10

40 8.59 23.6 6.30 10.7 3.83 3.12 2.68 1.28 1.74 0.44 1.01 0.12

45 7.09 13.5 4.30 3.85 3.02 1.54 1.95 0.55 1.13 0.15

50 7.88 16.5 4.78 4.68 3.35 1.93 2.17 0.67 1.26 0.18

60 9.47 23.6 5.74 6.62 4.02 2.72 2.60 0.94 1.51 0.25

70 6.70 8.86 4.69 3.67 3.04 1.25 1.76 0.33



80 7.65 11.5 5.36 4.69 3.47 1.59 2.02 0.42

90 8.60 14.3 6.03 5.83 3.91 1.99 2.27 0.52

100 6.70 7.13 4.34 2.42 2.52 0.63

125 8.38 10.9 5.43 3.72 3.15 0.96

150 6.51 5.16 3.78 1.34

175 7.60 6.90 4.41 1.79

200 8.68 8.93 5.04 2.27

225 5.67 2.84

250 6.30 3.37

275 6.93 4.13

300 7.56 4.87

325 8.19 5.70

This figure is based on flows for PVC Schedule 40 pipe (flow coefficient: C-150). Other values for friction loss may be used1

if documentation from the pipe manufacturer is provided with the plan submittal. Calculations using the Hazen-Williamsequation may be used if provided with the plan submittal.

Flow velocity must be at least 2 fps; flow velocities above 5 fps should be avoided.2

Table X - Plastic Pipe Fittings: Friction Loss - Equivalent Length of Straight Pipe (ft.)*

Fitting: 1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" 4"

90E elbow, standard sharp, inside radius 5.3 6.7 7.5 8.6 9.3 11.1 13.1

90E elbow, long sweep radius 2.5 3.8 4.0 5.7 6.9 7.9 12.0

45E elbow, standard 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.6 3.1 4.0 5.1

Tee Flow (run flow) 1.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 5.1 6.2 8.3

Tee Flow (branch flow) 6.0 7.0 8.0 12.0 15.0 16.0 22.0

Gate Valve 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.6 2.0 3.0

Male/Female adapter 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 9.0

*Assigned values. Other values for friction loss may be used if documentation from the pipe manufacturer is provided with theplan submittal.


410 IAC 6-8.3-77 Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 77. (a) Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) sections 74 and 75 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) Each side of the soil absorption system shall contain the total square footage of soil absorption area calculated from section

74(a) of this rule.(c) A diversion valve shall be installed between the septic tank and the distribution boxes. An access riser, extending to the

ground surface, shall be installed over the diversion valve. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-77; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-78 Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4



Sec. 78. (a) Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) section 74 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) Each pipe connected to an outlet in the manifold of a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system shall be

counted as a separate distribution lateral.(c) An inline residual pressure of two and five-tenths (2.5) to three (3) feet of head shall be maintained in the pressure

distribution lateral at the highest elevation in the soil absorption system during pumping.(d) The effluent pump shall be sized and its controls set as follows:(1) When a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system is designed using a soil loading rate of less than one andtwo-tenths (1.2) gallons per day per square foot, the pump shall deliver the DDF to the soil absorption field in each dose.(2) When a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system is designed using a soil loading rate of one and two-tenths(1.2) gallons per day per square foot, the pump shall deliver four (4) doses each day, each dose being approximately one-fourth(1/4) of the DDF.(e) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table VIII in section 76(d) of this

rule and designed so that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line.(f) The liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall be determined as follows:(1) If the effluent force main drains to the subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system, or if it does not drainbetween doses, the dosing tank volume shall be the dose calculated using subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), whichever is applicable.(2) If the effluent force main drains back to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be the dose calculated usingsubsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), whichever is applicable, plus the volume contained in the effluent force main.(3) Additional dosing tank capacity must be provided to:

(A) keep the dosing tank effluent pump submerged at all times; and(B) provide sufficient freeboard for a high water alarm.

(g) For installation for a subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage system, the effluent force main shall bestabilized and backfilled without damaging the pipe with debris-free soil material to prevent the movement of effluent along theoutside of the pipe.

(h) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) inches. The maximum insidediameter of the effluent force main shall be four (4) inches.

(i) Tables IX and X in section 76(h) of this rule shall be used in determining friction losses in the effluent force mains andmanifold when plastic pipe is used.

(j) The minimum inside diameter of the manifold shall be one (1) inch. The maximum inside diameter of the manifold shallbe six (6) inches. The manifold pipe diameter shall be determined from Table XI as follows:



(k) The minimum inside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals from the manifold shall be one (1) inch. The maximuminside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals shall be three (3) inches.

(l) Table XII, as follows, may be used to calculate pipe volumes:

Table XII - Pipe Volume for Various Diameter Pipes (gal/ft)

Pipe Diameter (in) 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 2* 3* 4*

Volume (gal/ft) .045 .078 .106 .174 .384 .650

*These diameters and pipe volumes are for calculating the total volume of the effluent force main. They are not used forcalculating volumes of pressure distribution laterals.

(m) The pressure distribution laterals shall have one (1) row of holes spaced in accordance with Table XIII as follows:

Table XIII - Soil Loading Rates Versus Pressure Distribution Lateral Hole Spacing for Subsurface Trench PressureDistribution Systems

Soil Loading Rates: Gallons per Day per Square Foot Lateral Hole Spacing Feet Between Holes

1.2 3

0.75 3 to 5

0.5 and 0.6 3 to 6

0.25 and 0.3 3 to 7

(n) The holes in the pressure distribution laterals shall be placed in the trenches facing down, and all burrs shall be removedfrom the edges of the holes.

(o) The hole size in the pressure distribution laterals shall be one-fourth (1/4) inch.(p) The perforation discharge rate shall be determined in accordance with the formula used to compute the flow from a hole

in the pressure distribution lateral at inline head as follows:

Where: Q = the volume of the flow from the hole.

d = the diameter of the hole in the pipe.



H = the inline head at the hole.

Table XIV, as follows, gives the discharge rates at varying heads that would be obtained using the formula above in which "d"equals one-fourth (1/4) inch diameter holes:

Table XIV - Perforation Discharge Rates in GPM at Varying Inline Heads for 1/4 Inch Diameter Hole Size

Inline Head (feet) Perforation Discharge Rate (gallons per minute)

2.5 1.17

3.0 1.28

3.5 1.38

4.0 1.47

4.5 1.56

5.0 1.65

5.5 1.73

(q) Effluent pump selection for soil absorption systems using pressure distribution shall be based on the manufacturer's pumpcurves for the required pump discharge rate at the total head imposed on the pump. The pump discharge rate for level on-site sewagesystems is calculated by using the following formula:

Pump discharge rate = Perforation discharge rate × total number of perforations

To obtain the pump discharge rate required for sloping sites, the rate must be calculated individually for each pressuredistribution lateral using the pump discharge rate formula based on the pressure on that line, and the sum of the calculateddischarge rates determined for each individual line.

(r) The end of each pressure distribution lateral shall be capped, and a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole shall be drilled in the upperhalf of the end cap.

(s) All joints, including the end cap, shall withstand the pressures exerted on them. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-8.3-78; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-79 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of the aggregate bedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 79. (a) The size of the aggregate bed shall be determined from the following:(1) The minimum area of the aggregate bed shall be calculated as:

minimum aggregate bed area (ft ) (AB) =2 DDF (150 gal. x number of bedrooms and bedroom equivalents)(in gpd)

1.2 gpd/ft2

(2) The dimensions of the aggregate bed shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, while not exceeding the maximum bedwidth calculated in subdivision (3)(A).(3) The maximum width of the aggregate bed shall meet the following requirements:

W(A) The maximum aggregate bed width (ft.)(AB ) = 0.83 ft /gpd2

where: 0.83 is a conversion factor (ft /gpd) DDF (gpd) n2

SLR is soil loading rate, and # 1500 3

where: DDF is design daily flow, and 1501-3000 4

n is determined by the DDF in this chart 3001-4000 5

This number may be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(B) For on-site sewage systems with a DDF of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day or less, the width of the



aggregate bed shall be at least four (4) feet and not greater than ten (10) feet. The aggregate bed width shall not exceedthe maximum bed width calculated in clause (A).(C) For on-site sewage systems with a DDF of greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, the followingapply:

(i) If the soil loading rate is fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot (gpd/ft ) or less, the width of2

the aggregate bed shall be not greater than fifteen (15) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum bed widthcalculated in clause (A).(ii) If the soil loading rate is greater than fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot (gpd/ft ), the2

width of the aggregate bed shall be not greater than twenty (20) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum bed widthcalculated in clause (A).

(4) The minimum length of the aggregate bed shall be calculated as:

LMinimum length of the aggregate bed (AB ) =Minimum aggregate bed area (AB)

WMaximum aggregate bed width (AB )

(5) The depth of the aggregate bed shall be at least the sum of:(A) at least six (6) inches of aggregate below the pressure distribution lateral;(B) the outside diameter of the pressure distribution lateral; and(C) at least two (2) inches of aggregate above the pressure distribution lateral.

(b) The aggregate bed shall be installed on the INDOT Specification 23 sand in the basal area, as listed in Table XV in section80(j) of this rule.

(c) The location of the aggregate bed shall be:(1) for sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, with its length positioned along the long axis in the center of thebasal area; and(2) for sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), with its lengthpositioned along the long axis at the upslope side of the basal area.(d) The design of the aggregate bed shall comply with the following:(1) The long axis of the aggregate bed shall be constructed along the contours of the absorption system site.(2) The bottom of the aggregate bed shall be level along its length and width.(3) Aggregate used in the aggregate bed shall comply with the requirements of section 68 of this rule.(4) If more than one (1) aggregate bed is constructed, each of the aggregate beds shall be equal in area.(5) A one (1) foot wide border of INDOT Specification 23 sand, level with the top of the aggregate bed, shall surround theaggregate bed.Figure 1, as follows, presents a visual depiction of the location of the aggregate bed within the basal area:



(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-79; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; errata filed Apr23, 2013, 11:44 a.m.: 20130508-IR-410130165ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-80 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of basal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 80. (a) The dimensions of the basal area shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, in compliance with therequirements of subsection (c).

(b) Numerical dimensions provided in this section for basal area and elevated sand mound size are rounded up to the nearestwhole number.

(c) The size of the basal area shall be determined from the following:(1) The minimum size of the basal area shall be calculated as:

Minimum basal area (ft )(BA) =2 DDF (150 gal. × number of bedrooms and bedroom equivalents)(in gpd)

soil loading rate (SLR)

using the soil loading rates from Table V in section 72(b)(7) of this rule. The soil loading rate used for this computation shallbe the soil loading rate of the most restrictive horizon in the first twenty (20) inches below the ground surface.

L L(2) The minimum length for the basal area (BA ) shall equal the length of the aggregate bed (AB ).

W(3) The minimum width of the basal area (BA ) shall be calculated as the greater of:

(A) Minimum basal area width =minimum basal area (ft. ) (BA)2

; orLlength of aggregate bed (ft) (AB )

W(B) Slope Minimum Basal Area Width (BA )

0% # slope # 1/2% Aggregate bed width + 14 ft.

1/2% < slope # 6% Aggregate bed width + 9 ft.



(C)The dimensions determined from clause (A) or (B) for the INDOT Specification 23 sand shall maintain aminimum sideslope grade of three-to-one (3:1).

(d) The location of the basal area within the elevated sand mound shall be:(1) on sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, the area under the aggregate bed and extending an equal distancefrom each side along the length of the aggregate bed; and(2) on sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), the area under theaggregate bed and extending directly downslope from the aggregate bed.(e) The design of the basal area shall be for:(1) sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less; or(2) sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%).(f) The basal area shall be constructed on the tilled surface of the soil absorption system site in accordance with the provisions

of section 87 of this rule.(g) The long axis of the basal area and elevated sand mound shall be constructed along the contour of the soil absorption system

site.(h) The minimum depth of the INDOT Specification 23 sand under the aggregate bed shall be twelve (12) inches.(i) The INDOT Specification 23 sand shall have a minimum final grade on all sides of three-to-one (3:1).(j) The INDOT Specification 23 sand used in the elevated sand mound shall meet the following standard:

Table XV - INDOT Specification 23 Sand*

Sieve Sizes Percent (%) Passing Sieve (by Weight)

3/8 in (9.50 mm) 100

No. 4 (4.75 mm) 95 – 100

No. 8 (2.36 mm) 80 – 100

No. 16 (1.18 mm) 50 – 85

No. 30 (600 µm) 25 – 60

No. 50 (300 µm) 5 – 30

No. 100 (150 µm) 0 – 10

No. 200 (75 µm) 0 – 3

*The sand shall not have more than forty-five percent (45%) retained between any two (2) consecutive sieves.

(k) Figure 1 in section 79(d) of this rule presents a visual depiction of the location of the basal area within the elevated sandmound. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-80; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-81 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: dimensions of the elevated sand moundAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 81. (a) Numerical dimensions for the soil material cover from the edge of the basal area to the edge of the elevated sandmound are based on a final grade of three-to-one (3:1) (on level sites). The plan views and numerical dimensions are for a simpleslope (a slope that forms a plane). Elevated sand mounds sited on complex slopes are more difficult to design and construct oncontour.

(b) The minimum length of an elevated sand mound shall be the sum of the following:

L(1) The length of the aggregate bed (AB ).(2) Plus fourteen (14) feet, representing the two sideslopes of INDOT Specification 23 sand at both ends of the aggregate bed(including the one (1) foot level borders). A minimum endslope grade of three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the INDOTSpecification 23 sand.(3) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover at both ends of the aggregate bed. A minimum endslope grade of three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the soil cover material.



(c) The minimum width of the elevated sand mound shall be determined from the following:(1) On sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less, the minimum width of an elevated sand mound is the sum of thefollowing:

W(A) The basal area width (BA ) as determined in section 80(c)(3) of this rule.(B) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover on both sides of the aggregate bed.

(2) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), the minimum widthof an elevated sand mound shall be the sum of the following:

W(A) The basal area width (BA ) as determined in section 80(c)(3) of this rule.(B) Plus seven (7) feet, representing the sideslope of INDOT Specification 23 sand on the upslope side of the aggregatebed (including the one (1) foot level border), and shall maintain a minimum sideslope grade of three-to-one (3:1).(C) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover on both sides of the aggregate bed. A minimum sideslope gradeof three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the soil cover material.


410 IAC 6-8.3-82 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: pressure distribution networkAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 82. (a) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table VIII in section 76(d)of this rule, and designed so that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line.

(b) The effluent pump shall be sized, and its controls set, to deliver approximately one-fourth (1/4) of the DDF per dose.(c) The liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall be determined as follows:(1) If the effluent force main and manifold do not drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be one-fourth (1/4)of the DDF.(2) If the effluent force main and manifold drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be one-fourth (1/4) of theDDF plus the volume of the effluent force main.(3) Additional dosing tank capacity must be provided to:


(d) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) inches. The maximum insidediameter of the effluent force main shall be four (4) inches.

(e) Tables IX and X in section 76(h) of this rule, or equivalent tables provided by the pipe manufacturer, shall be used indetermining friction losses in the effluent force main and manifold when plastic pipe is used. The Hazen-Williams equation may alsobe used to determine friction loss in the effluent force main and manifold.

(f) The design of the pressure distribution network shall meet the following requirements:(1) The effluent force main shall approach the elevated sand mound as follows:

(A) On sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, from either end.(B) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), from the upslopeside. If approach from the upslope side of the elevated sand mound is not possible due to site limitations, the effluentforce main may approach from either end.

(2) The design (location) of the effluent force main shall provide for minimal disturbance of the basal area during installation.(g) Manifolds shall be installed between the effluent force main and the pressure distribution laterals as follows:(1) The manifold shall be located in the aggregate bed.(2) The manifold pipe shall:

(A) for on-site sewage systems with a DDF of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day or less, have a diameter of two(2) inches; or(B) for on-site sewage systems with a DDF of greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, have the samediameter as the effluent force main or a diameter of two (2) inches, whichever is greater, but no greater than four (4)inches.



(h) The pressure distribution laterals shall meet the following requirements:(1) Each pressure distribution lateral shall connect directly to the manifold.

Lat L(2) The length of each lateral shall be calculated as: Lateral length (L ) = (AB - 3)/2(3) No single pressure distribution lateral (from the manifold to the end cap) shall exceed fifty-five (55) feet in length.(4) The diameter of the pressure distribution laterals shall be determined from Table XVI, as follows:

Table XVI - Pressure Distribution Lateral Diameter for Elevated Sand Mounds*

Lateral Length, L (ft.) L # 25 ft. 25 ft. < L # 40 ft. 40 ft. < L # 55 ft.

Diameter (in.) 1 in. 1 1/4 in. 1 1/2 in.

*Pressure distribution lateral diameters for one-quarter (1/4) in. holes spaced at three (3) ft. on centers.

(5) Pressure distribution laterals shall have one (1) row of holes with three (3) feet on center spacing.(6) The holes in the pressure distribution laterals shall be one-quarter (1/4) inch in diameter.(7) The number of holes per lateral, including the hole in the end cap, shall be calculated as:

LatNumber of holes per lateral = (L - 1.50/3) + X;where: X = 1 if R < 0.5; and X = 2 if R $ 0.5; andR = the remainder from the mathematical equation.

(8) The first hole in each lateral shall be eighteen (18) inches from the center of the manifold.(9) The last hole in the pressure distribution lateral before the end cap shall be at not less than eighteen (18) inches and notmore than thirty-six (36) inches from the end cap.(10) The end of each lateral shall be capped, and a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole shall be drilled in the upper half of the end cap.(11) Burrs shall be removed from the edges of all holes and from the interiors of all laterals.(12) All pressure distribution laterals shall be:

(A) at the same elevation; and(B) level throughout their lengths.

(13) The pressure distribution laterals shall be placed in the aggregate bed with all holes, except the end cap holes, facingdown.(i) Pressure distribution laterals shall be laid out as shown in Figure 2, as follows:(1) The separation distance between pressure distribution laterals shall be not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not morethan thirty-six (36) inches.(2) Pressure distribution laterals shall be located not less than twelve (12) inches and not more than eighteen (18) inches fromthe sides of the aggregate bed along the length of the lateral.(3) Pressure distribution laterals shall be attached to the manifold using nondirectional fittings designed to withstand therequired pressures exerted on them.(4) The end of each pressure distribution lateral with the hole in the end cap of the lateral shall be eighteen (18) inches fromt h e e n d o f t h e a g g r e g a t e



bed.(5) All joints, including the end caps, shall withstand the pressures exerted on them.(j) Effluent pump selection for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems shall be based on the manufacturer's pump curves

for the required pump discharge rate at the total dynamic head imposed on the pump, as follows:(1) The total discharge rate of the effluent pump shall be the total number of one-quarter (1/4) inch holes in all laterals(including the holes in the end caps) times one and twenty-eight hundredths (1.28) gallons per minute (gpm).(2) The total dynamic head imposed on the pump shall be the sum of the following:

(A) The design head shall be three (3) feet.(B) Plus friction loss in the effluent force main and manifold as determined by Tables IX and X in section 76(h) of thisrule when plastic pipe is used.(C) Plus the static head which is the difference in elevation from the effluent pump and the highest point in the effluentforce main or the connection to the manifold, whichever is the highest elevation.




410 IAC 6-8.3-83 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: protection of the siteAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 83. (a) Before the start of any construction on the property, the following areas must be staked out and protected fromdisturbance:

(1) The soil absorption system area.(2) The dispersal area.(3) The subsurface drainage system area.(4) The set-aside area (if required in the approved plan).(5) Areas designated for future expansion (if required in the approved plan).(b) Special caution shall be taken to prevent wheeled and tracked vehicles from compacting the area selected for placement

of the elevated sand mound soil absorption system before, during, and after construction, especially during wet weather. Alterationof soil structure by movement of vehicles may be grounds for rejection of the site or the on-site sewage system, or both. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-83; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-84 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: requirements for system constructionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 84. (a) Site preparation, tilling, construction, finish grading, and soil stabilization shall:(1) be performed in accordance with the approved plans; and(2) not be performed when the soil is frozen.(b) Elevated sand mound soil absorption systems shall not be constructed during periods of wet weather when the soil is

sufficiently wet at the depth of installation to exceed its plastic limit, as follows:(1) This applies to soils classified as the following:

(A) Sandy loam.(B) Silt loam.(C) Loam.(D) Clay loam.(E) Silty clay loam.(F) Sandy clay.(G) Silty clay.(H) Clay.

(2) Sufficient samples shall be evaluated throughout the soil absorption system site, from the soil surface to the depth of tilling,to assure that the plastic limit of the soil is not exceeded.(3) The plastic limit of a soil shall be considered to have been exceeded when the soil can be rolled between the palms of thehands to produce threads one-eighth (1/8) inch in diameter without breaking apart and crumbling.


410 IAC 6-8.3-85 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: installation of the effluent force mainAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 85. (a) To minimize disturbance of the basal area, the effluent force main must be brought above grade prior to enteringthe basal area and it must be extended upward through the INDOT Specification 23 sand to the point where it will enter the aggregatebed. The effluent force main shall be laid in the aggregate bed to the point of connection to the manifold.

(b) If the effluent force main is installed prior to tilling the elevated sand mound site, the following apply:



(1) The effluent force main must be installed a minimum of sixteen (16) inches below existing grade from the outlet of thedosing tank to the point where it comes up through the INDOT Specification 23 sand, outside of the basal area.(2) The end of the effluent force main shall be fitted with a temporary vertical pipe extending at least three (3) feet above gradeand temporarily capped during the construction process.(3) The portion of the effluent force main which comes above existing grade must be bedded and stabilized properly as thesand is applied.(c) If the effluent force main is installed after tilling of the site and placement of the INDOT Specification 23 sand, the

following apply:(1) The excavation must be hand dug through the INDOT Specification 23 sand.(2) Dirt, sand, and debris must be prevented from entering the effluent force main during installation.(3) The portion of the effluent force main that is installed in the INDOT Specification 23 sand must be properly bedded andstabilized.


410 IAC 6-8.3-86 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: preparation of the siteAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 86. (a) For all elevated sand mound sites, the following requirements shall be met for site preparation:(1) Vegetation that would interfere with the soils evaluation, system layout, or system construction shall be cut and removed(not scraped) prior to installation without causing compaction.(2) Trees shall be cut off at the ground surface and removed, with only stumps left in place. The local health department mayrequire scarring of the tree stumps.(3) Tree roots that protrude above the tilled surface shall be cut off and removed without causing compacted soil material.(4) The portion of the elevated sand mound site receiving INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be tilled along the contour ofthe site to a depth of seven (7) inches to fourteen (14) inches with a moldboard or chisel plow, or a bulldozer with a ripper.A backhoe may be used to till sites with special considerations as noted in subsection (b). The department or local healthdepartment may require field supervision of tilling operations, as follows:

(A) If a chisel plow or a bulldozer with a ripper is used, tillage shall be across the site along the contour of the site.(B) If a moldboard plow is used:

(i) it shall have at least two (2) bottoms and make only one (1) pass across the area, along the contour of the site;and(ii) on sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%), the furrows shall be turned upslope.

(b) For wooded sites, and sites that limit the use of larger equipment, a backhoe may be used to till the site if the followingrequirements are met:

(1) The use of a backhoe shall be approved, in writing, by the department or local health department.(2) Tilling shall be performed along the contour of the site.(3) The surface of the ground shall be tilled with the chisel teeth fitted onto the backhoe bucket.(4) The backhoe shall remain on untilled soil.(5) If a moldboard plow, chisel plow, or bulldozer with a ripper is used to till the site, the provisions of subsection (a)(4) mustbe utilized.(c) If compacted soil material is identified in the soil from the surface to a depth of twelve (12) inches, tilling of the soil shall

be to a depth of at least two (2) inches below the bottom of the compacted soil material. If compacted soil material is identified inthe soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, the site is unsuitable for elevated sand mound construction, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-86; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; filed Aug 28, 2013, 10:23 a.m.: 20130925-IR-410120615FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018,2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-8.3-87 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: placement of the sand on the basal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 87. (a) The basal area shall be covered using sand that meets the requirements listed in Table XV in section 80(j) of thisrule.

(b) INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be placed on the tilled area immediately after tilling the site to protect the tilled surfacesfrom damage by precipitation.

(c) The depth of the INDOT Specification 23 sand under the aggregate bed shall be at least twelve (12) inches (on sites withslopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%), the depth of INDOT Specification 23 sand beneath the downslope side of the aggregatebed will be greater than twelve (12) inches).

(d) INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be placed on the tilled surface as follows:(1) On sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less, from the ends of the elevated sand mound.(2) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), from the ends orupslope edge of the elevated sand mound.(e) At least six (6) inches of INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be kept between the vehicle tracks or tires and the tilled soil

of the site.(f) The depth of INDOT Specification 23 sand around the aggregate bed shall be the sum of:(1) the depth of the sand under the aggregate bed; and(2) the depth of the aggregate bed.(g) A one (1) foot wide border of INDOT Specification 23 sand shall surround the aggregate bed, level with the top of the

aggregate bed. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-87; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-88 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: construction of the aggregate bedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 88. (a) The surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand at the sand/aggregate interface shall be smooth and free of rutsand depressions before the placement of the aggregate.

(b) The depth of aggregate in the aggregate bed from side to side and end to end shall be at least:(1) six (6) inches below the pressure distribution laterals;(2) plus the outside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals; and(3) plus two (2) inches above the pressure distribution laterals.(c) The aggregate bed shall be covered with a barrier material which meets the minimum requirements of section 69 of this

rule. The barrier material shall cover the aggregate bed from side to side and from end to end. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-8.3-88; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-89 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: placement of the soil material and final gradeAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 89. (a) If the ground surface along the perimeter of the INDOT Specification 23 sand was not tilled during preparationof the elevated sand mound site, the perimeter shall be prepared by tilling in accordance with the requirements of section 86 of thisrule.

(b) The soil material cover shall:(1) have a texture other than sand or loamy sand;(2) be capable of sustaining plant growth; and(3) be placed on the INDOT Specification 23 sand without causing compacted soil material.



(c) Prior to placement of the soil cover material, the surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be prepared by:(1) maintaining a minimum grade of at least three-to-one (3:1); and(2) preparing the surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand so that it is smooth and free of ruts and depressions.(d) The aggregate and sand of the elevated sand mound shall be covered with a minimum of twelve (12) inches of soil material.

An additional six (6) inches of that soil material, for a total of eighteen (18) inches, shall be placed over the center line of the longaxis of the aggregate bed and crowned to promote surface runoff away from the elevated sand mound.

(e) Soil material shall be placed on the tilled portion of the sand perimeter and graded according to the requirements ofsubsection (f).

(f) The soil material cover shall have a minimum final grade on all sides of three-to-one (3:1).(g) The elevated sand mound shall be seeded or sodded with grasses adapted to the area. If seeded, the elevated sand mound

shall be protected by a cover of straw, burlap, or some other biodegradable material that will protect it against erosion. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-89; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-90 Abandonment of an on-site sewage systemAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 90. (a) When the use of an on-site sewage system is discontinued, the following procedure must be followed for all tanksand electrical service:

(1) Electrical power must be disconnected at the source. All controls and panels must be removed.(2) All above ground electrical lines that will not be used for other purposes must be removed.(3) A licensed septic tank cleaner must pump all contents from all tanks in the on-site sewage system.(4) The tanks must either be:

(A) removed or the lids crushed into the tanks and the holes or tanks backfilled with debris-free sand or other granularmaterial, concrete, or soil material that is compacted to prevent settling (if a sand mound is being abandoned, sand,aggregate and soil cover from the sand mound may be used for filling the tank or tanks); or(B) filled with flowable fill.

(5) Properly grade and establish vegetative cover.(b) The components of the soil absorption system may be left intact, if there are no plans to use the area for other purposes.

Vegetative cover must be maintained.(c) If effluent has surfaced, those areas must be covered with hydrated lime followed by top soil and a vegetative cover.(d) If components of the soil absorption system are to be removed, the following procedure must be used:(1) A licensed septic tank cleaner must pump all contents from all distribution boxes in the on-site sewage system.(2) Allow sufficient time after the on-site sewage system is taken out of service and the tanks pumped to make sure the entiresoil absorption system is completely dry.(3) A contractor must remove the distribution network, aggregate, and sand (if any) from the site.(4) The contractor must dispose of the materials at a licensed landfill.(5) The site must be properly graded and a vegetative cover established.(e) Written documentation of tank abandonment must be provided to the local health department by the homeowner in the form

of a receipt from the contractor. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-90; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; filed Apr 9, 2014, 9:51 a.m.: 20140507-IR-410130350FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-8.3-91 Matters incorporated by referenceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 91. (a) Bulletin SE 11, "The Sanitary Vault Privy", 1986 Edition, is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. It isavailable at the department at 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.



(b) NSF/ANSI Standard 40-2010 and Standard 46-2010a are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies ofeach standard are available for reference in the files of the department. Copies of the standards may be obtained by mailing a requestto the National Sanitation Foundation, 789 North Dixboro Road, P.O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-0140, or at:

www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/joint.cgi/nsf(c) ASTM Standards C 923-08, C 990-09, C 1644-06, D 1527-99 (Reapproved 2005), D 1785-06, D 2241-09, D 2282-99

(Reapproved 2005), D 2661-11, D 2665-12, D 2680-01 (Reapproved 2009), D 2729-11, D 2751-05, D 3034-08, D 4355-07, D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009), D 4533-11, D 4632-08, D 4751-04, D 6241-04 (Reapproved 2009), F 405-05, F480-12, F 667-12, F 810-07,and F 891-10 are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of each standard are available for reference in the filesof the department. ASTM standards may be obtained at:

http://www.astm.org/Standard/index.shtml(d) AASHTO Standard M252-09 is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard are available

for reference in the files of the department. This standard may be obtained at:http://www.transportation.org

(e) NRCS Standard 606, September 2003, is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard areavailable for reference in the files of the department. This standard may be obtained at:

http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/AL/tg606.pdf(f) INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904, Aggregates is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2)

copies of the standard are available for reference in the files of the department. The standard may be obtained at:http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/standards/book/sep11/sep.htm

(g) NEMA 250-2008 is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard are available for referencein the files of the department. The standard may be obtained at: http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku= NEMA%20250-2008&source=google&adgroup=nema& gclid=CKe9-66a368CFSWFQAodnnii_A. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-91; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

Rule 9. Agricultural Labor Camp Sanitation and Safety

410 IAC 6-9-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-26-8Affected: IC 16-41-26

Sec. 1. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.(b) "Adult" means any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.(c) "Agricultural labor camp" means one (1) or more buildings or structures, tents, trailers, or vehicles, together with the land

appertaining thereto, established, operated, and used as living quarters for five (5) or more adult seasonal or temporary workersengaged in agricultural activities, including related food processing.

(d) "Board" means the Indiana state board of health.(e) "Camp operator" means any person who, within the meaning of the act, operates a camp or holds a permit issued pursuant

to the provisions of IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.].(f) "Community building" means any building provided for general use and in which is located, for general use, any of the

following:(1) Toilet facilities.(2) Washrooms.(3) Bathrooms.(4) Laundry facilities.(5) Recreation facilities.(6) Space for other communal activities.(g) "Garbage" means all putrescible wastes resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, and consumption of food.(h) "Habitable room" means any enclosed space used or intended to be used in the normal activities of daily living.(i) "Interference with state board of health agent" means, but is not limited to, physical obstruction, attack, or threatened attack



on a representative of the board while that representative is conducting inspection, licensin [sic.], or enforcement activities pursuantto IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.] or this rule.

(j) "Living quarters" means any habitable room as well as any building or structure in which is located toilet facilities,washrooms, bathrooms, and laundry facilities.

(k) "Refuse" means all solid wastes, including garbage, rubbish, and ashes, but excluding body wastes.(l) "Residents" means those persons who dwell in one (1) shelter at an agricultural labor camp.(m) "Shelter" means any facility used for the normal activities of daily living.(n) "Toilet facilities" means those devices provided for individual convenience in the sanitary disposal of body wastes and the

structures for their installation and maintenance.(o) "Violation" means the failure of an agricultural labor camp owner, operator, caretaker, or other person who has a substantial

and direct proprietary interest in the camp to abide by a provision of IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.] or this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec 1; filed Aug 29, 1972,11:00 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 382; filed Sep 29, 1989, 2:02 p.m.: 13 IR 269; filed Dec 4, 1991, 9:30 a.m.: 15 IR 487;readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA;readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-9-2 Construction notice; permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-26-8Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 16-41-26

Sec. 2. (a) Any person planning to construct or enlarge for occupancy or use any camp or facility thereto appertaining, or toconvert any premises to use as a camp, shall give written notice to the board on such forms as the board may require. This notice shallbe given not later than sixty (60) days before the starting date of such construction, enlargement, or conversion. Upon receipt of saidnotice, the board shall provide necessary information to the notifier, including consultation as indicated. The board may require, andthe notifier shall provide, such further information as the board shall need.

(b) Compliance with local laws and regulations shall be accomplished by the notifier.(c) Application for a permit to operate an agricultural labor camp shall be made to the board in such form and manner as the

board may prescribe, and said application shall be made not later than sixty (60) days prior to the start of the operation of the camp.(d) If, after necessary investigation and inspection, the board is satisfied that the camp is in substantial compliance with

statutory and regulatory requirements, a permit shall be issued.(e) In case of single ownership of multiple camps, each camp, within the meaning of the act, shall have a permit.(f) When a change of camp operator is contemplated, the new operator shall file an application for a permit with the board

within fifteen (15) days of the effective date of the transfer. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec 2; filed Aug 29, 1972,11:00 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 382; filed Sep 29, 1989, 2:02 p.m.: 13 IR 270; filed Dec 4, 1991, 9:30 a.m.: 15 IR 488; filedApr 16, 1996, 4:10 p.m.: 19 IR 2283; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.:20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13,2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-9-3 Camp facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-26-8Affected: IC 16-41-26

Sec. 3. (a) The following requirements pertain to housing sites:(1) Housing sites shall be well-drained and free from depressions in which water may stagnate. They shall be located wherethe disposal of sewage is provided in a manner which neither creates nor is likely to create a nuisance or hazard to health.(2) Housing shall not be subject to, or in proximity to, conditions that create or are likely to create a health or safety hazard.(3) Grounds within the housing site shall be free from debris, noxious plants such as poison ivy, and uncontrolled weeds orbrush.(4) A minimum distance equal to the height of the structure plus five (5) feet shall be required between all shelters.



(5) A slotted or perforated removable landing or permanent concrete slab having a length and width not less than the widthof the door opening shall be located at the outside entrance of each habitable room.(6) The housing site shall provide a space for recreation reasonably related to the size of the facility and the type of occupancy.(7) Farm implements shall not be stored in the camp area when the camp is occupied.(8) All shelters must be located at least five hundred (500) feet from any livestock harborage which might create nuisanceconditions or a health hazard.(9) Vehicles, refrigerators, or other abandoned appliances must be removed from the camp as soon as they are discarded.(10) Prior to camp occupancy, any shelter which does not comply with subsection (d) must be razed, removed, or secured toprevent access.(11) All containers such as used tires, buckets, or pans which might accumulate rainwater must either be removed or keptindoors.(b) The following requirements pertain to water supplies:(1) An adequate and convenient supply of water which meets the quality standards of the water pollution control board shallbe available at all times in each camp for culinary, drinking, bathing, and laundry purposes. Where a public water supply isavailable, it shall be used to provide water for the camp.(2) When wells are used as the source of the camp water supply, they shall be in full compliance with the rules of the waterpollution control board.(3) A cold water tap and an approved drinking fountain with sanitary type angle-stream jet head shall be available within onehundred (100) feet of each individual living unit when water under pressure is not provided in the unit. Adequate drainagefacilities shall be provided for overflow and spillage.(4) Common drinking cups shall not be permitted.(c) The following requirements pertain to excreta and liquid waste disposal:(1) Facilities shall be provided and maintained for effective disposal of excreta and liquid waste.(2) Where public sewer systems are available, all facilities for disposal of excreta and liquid wastes shall be connected thereto.(3) Where conditions will permit and a public sewage system is not available, sewage treatment or disposal facilities utilizingseptic tanks and absorption systems shall be constructed in accordance with 410 IAC 6-10 concerning commercial on-sitewastewater disposal.(4) Sewage treatment facilities which have an effluent discharging into the waters of the state shall be designed, constructed,and maintained in compliance with all applicable rules of the water pollution control board.(5) Privies must be constructed and maintained in a sanitary condition. In addition:

(A) a vault of sufficient capacity to serve the daily and long term needs of users must be provided;(B) the vault must be inaccessible to rodents and insects;(C) a concrete floor slab, base, or vault lid must be provided on which the privy housing or superstructure can beerected; wood floors cannot be utilized;(D) an earth mound must be maintained around the privy base to divert surface water away from the vault;(E) seat risers must extend directly from the concrete base, or floor slab, and be constructed of impervious material;(F) comfortable seats must be provided with tight fitting lids which completely cover the privy seat hole when not inuse;(G) the privy housing structure must afford privacy, and the shelter must be fly-tight, enclosing walls and roof must haveno openings or cracks which are not sealed or screened;(H) a tight fitting door must be provided which is equipped with a self-closing device;(I) vents, windows, and other openings must be completely screened;(J) a vertical pipe or enclosed moisture-proof vent duct must extend from the privy vault to a point above the roof peak,be protected by a screening of not less than sixteen (16) mesh at the outlet, and be capped to divert precipitation;(K) a properly sloped roof of impervious material must be provided with an overhang to prevent ponding of water andleakage into the structure;(L) adequate illumination of the privy interior must be provided at all times;(M) the privy must provide user privacy through the installation of privacy partitions around the structure or by use ofinside door latches;(N) privy vaults must be pumped when accumulated wastes are within eighteen (18) inches of the floor slab; and



(O) privies shall not be located closer than fifty (50) feet from any habitable room or any facility where food is preparedor served.

(d) The following requirements pertain to housing:(1) Housing shall be structurally sound, in good repair, in a sanitary condition, and shall provide protection to the residentsagainst the elements. In addition:

(A) all shelters must have walls free of cracks and holes;(B) wood shelters must have walls of cleanable, smooth, hard surfaces;(C) all shelters must have exterior doors and screen doors on all exits;(D) doors must have latches or door knobs and must fit tightly in their frames;(E) latches must latch from both the inside and outside;(F) shelter floors must be reasonably level;(G) the interior walls and ceilings of the shelters must either be painted in a light-reflecting color or be constructed or[sic., of] easily cleanable materials approved by the board; and(H) all mobile home type shelters shall be installed on a permanent foundation or securely anchored to the ground.

(2) Housing shall have flooring constructed of rigid materials, smooth finished, readily cleanable, and so located as to preventthe entrance of ground water and surface water, insects, and rodents. All floors shall have a smooth finish and be free of cracks.(3) The following minimum space requirements shall be provided until December 31, 1992:

(A) For sleeping purposes only in family units and in dormitory accommodations using single beds, not less than fifty(50) square feet of floor space per occupant.(B) For sleeping purposes only in family units and in dormitory accommodations using double bunk beds only, not lessthan forty (40) square feet per occupant.(C) For combined cooking, eating, and sleeping purposes, not less than sixty (60) square feet of floor space peroccupant.(D) In mobile home type units provided by a person other than occupant, there shall be at least forty (40) square feetof floor area for each person sleeping therein.

(4) Separate sleeping accommodations shall be provided for each sex or family.(5) Adequate arrangements for handling clothing and storing personal effects for each person or family shall be provided.Three (3) feet of bar and three (3) feet of shelving for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor space will be consideredadequate.(6) Each living unit shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven (7) feet.(7) Each habitable room shall have at least one (1) window or skylight opening directly outdoors. The minimum total glazedarea shall equal at least ten percent (10%) of the usable floor area. The total openable area shall equal at least forty-five percent(45%) of the minimum glazed area required, except where comparably adequate ventilation is supplied by mechanical or someother method. In addition:

(A) all windows shall fit tightly in their frames; and(B) all operable windows must open easily and must be fitted with a latching mechanism.

(8) All living quarters shall be assigned the same number. Numbers must be at least two (2) inches high and must be paintednear the primary entrances in a color contrasting with that of the shelter.(9) Each shelter must have the same maximum number of residents allowed under subdivision (3) posted near the primaryentrance to the shelters as follows: "Maximum residents" in English, and "Maximos residentes" in Spanish.(10) Effective January 1, 1993, all mobile homes used as shelters and equipped with an operable toilet, shower, lavatory, andhot and cold water under pressure, shall provide a minimum floor space of sixty (60) square feet per resident; and all othershelters shall provide a minimum floor space of eighty (80) square feet per resident.(e) The following requirements pertain to screening:(1) All outside openings shall be protected with screening of not less than sixteen (16) mesh.(2) All screen doors shall be tight fitting, in good repair, and equipped with self-closing devices.(f) The following requirements pertain to heating:(1) Any camp which is occupied between August 31 and June 1, shall be provided with operable heating equipment of capacityadequate to maintain a temperature of at least sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit (65E F) in each habitable room during the periodof occupancy. A facility provided for cooking purposes does not satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.



(2) Any sources of heat utilizing combustible fuel shall be installed and vented in such a manner as to prevent fire hazards anda dangerous concentration of gases. No portable heaters other than those operated by electricity shall be provided. If a solidor liquid fuel stove is used in a room with wooden or other combustible flooring, there shall be a concrete slab, insulated metalsheet, or other fireproof material on the floor under each stove, extending at least eighteen (18) inches beyond the perimeterof the base of the stove. No facility intended or used for cooking purposes shall be used to heat the living quarters.(3) Any wall or ceiling within eighteen (18) inches of a solid or liquid fuel stove or a stovepipe shall be fireproof material. Avented metal collar shall be installed around a stovepipe or vent passing through a wall, ceiling, floor, or roof.(4) When a heating system has automatic controls, the controls shall be of the type which cut off the fuel supply upon thefailure or interruption of the flame or ignition, or whenever a predetermined safe temperature or pressure is exceeded.(5) When gas heaters are used, they must have pilot lights in operation at all times between August 31 and June 1 each yearwhen the shelter is occupied, and each room where gas heaters are installed must have operating instructions posted in Englishand Spanish.(6) Unvented kerosene heaters and catalytic type heaters are prohibited.(7) Venting, fire resistivity, fuel storage and supply, and all other parts of the heating system shall comply with 675 IAC 22-2.1,the Indiana Fire Prevention Code.(g) The following requirements pertain to electricity and lighting:(1) Each habitable room and enclosed area in a shelter shall contain:

(A) an overhead light or lights that provide at least twenty (20) foot-candles of illumination throughout the room; and(B) a minimum of three (3) operable wall-type duplex electrical outlets in each room, located so that at least two (2)walls have outlets.

(2) Adequate lighting shall be provided for the yard area and pathways to common use facilities.(3) All wiring and lighting fixtures shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition. After the effective date of this rule,all newly installed wiring and lighting fixtures shall be installed and maintained in compliance with 675 IAC 17, the IndianaElectrical Code.(4) Hallways and stairways shall be adequately lighted. Stairways shall have two (2) switches, one (1) at each end controllingan overhead light fixture.(5) In cooking areas of family living units, at least twenty (20) foot-candles of illumination shall be provided.(6) Each shelter shall have a fuse box with circuit breaker or fuses, sized to meet the requirements of 675 IAC 17, the IndianaElectrical Code.(h) The following requirements pertain to toilets:(1) Toilets shall be constructed, located, and maintained so as to prevent any nuisance or public health hazard.(2) Water closets or privy seats for each sex shall be in the ratio of not less than one (1) such unit for each fifteen (15) residents,with a minimum of one (1) unit for each sex in common use facilities.(3) Urinals, constructed of nonabsorbent materials, may be substituted for men's toilet seats on the basis of one (1) urinal forone (1) toilet seat up to a maximum of one-third (a) of the required toilet seats.(4) Except in individual family units, separate toilet accommodations for men and women shall be provided. If toilet facilitiesfor men and women are in the same building, they shall be separated by a solid wall from floor to roof or ceiling. Toilets shallbe distinctly marked "men" and "women" in English and in Spanish. International symbols may be used in lieu of English andSpanish designations.(5) All common use rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities shall have the following:

(A) Walls and partitions around toilets, showers, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures, constructed of smooth,nonabsorbent, easily cleanable materials.(B) Bathing and handwashing facilities supplied with hot and cold water under pressure. Hot water provided for showersand handwashing facilities shall be maintained between one hundred five degrees Fahrenheit (105E F) and one hundredtwenty degrees Fahrenheit (120E F). An approved antiscald device shall be provided to automatically control the hotwater temperature so that it cannot exceed one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120E F). All new and replacementfaucets installed on bathing and handwashing facilities after the effective date of this rule shall be mixing type faucets.(C) At least one (1) window which can be easily opened or a mechanical device which will exchange air in the roomat least six (6) times per hour.(D) All openings to the outside from the building shall be effectively screened, and the doors shall be self-closing.



(E) All entrances to toilet and bathing facilities shall be screened to prevent a direct view of the interior from the exteriorwhen the door is opened.(F) Floors in handwashing and shower rooms shall have a smooth nonskid finish and be impervious to moisture. Allfloors shall slope to a properly trapped floor drain.(G) Hot water heaters must have a capacity and recovery rate capable of supplying at least four (4) gallons of hot waterper hour, per resident.(H) Restrooms, laundry rooms, toilets, and privies shall contain adequate ceiling light fixtures to provide at least ten (10)foot-candles of illumination throughout the rooms.(I) Restrooms shall have at least one (1) wall-type electrical convenience outlet, and all restroom outlets shall beprotected by a ground fault circuit interrupter.

(6) Toilet facilities shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of each living unit.(i) The following requirements pertain to bathing, laundry, and handwashing facilities:(1) Bathing and handwashing facilities, supplied with hot and cold water under pressure, shall be provided for the use of allresidents. These facilities shall be clean and sanitary and located within two hundred (200) feet of each living unit.(2) There shall be a minimum of one (1) shower head per ten (10) residents. Shower heads shall be spaced at least three (3)feet apart with a minimum of nine (9) square feet of floor space per unit. Adequate, dry dressing space shall be provided incommon use facilities. Shower floors shall be constructed of nonabsorbent, nonskid materials and sloped to properlyconstructed floor drains. Except in individual family units, separate shower facilities shall be provided each sex. When commonuse shower facilities for both sexes are in the same building, they shall be separated by a solid, nonabsorbent wall extendingfrom the floor to ceiling or roof and shall be plainly designated "men" or "women" in English or in Spanish. Internationalsymbols may be used in lieu of English or Spanish designations.(3) Lavatories or equivalent units shall be provided in a ratio of one (1) per fifteen (15) residents or fraction thereof.(4) Laundry facilities, supplied with hot and cold water under pressure, shall be provided for the use of all residents. Laundrytrays or tubs shall be provided in the ratio of one (1) per twenty-five (25) residents or fraction thereof. Mechanical washersmay be provided in the ratio of one (1) per fifty (50) residents or fraction thereof, in lieu of laundry trays, although a minimumof one (1) laundry tray per one hundred (100) residents, or fraction thereof, shall be provided in addition to the mechanicalwashers.(5) Camps in which all units are not provided with sinks must have common dishwashing facilities served by hot and cold waterunder pressure and discharging into existing approved camp sewage disposal systems. Such facilities must be provided in theratio of one (1) for each twenty-five (25) residents or fraction thereof.(j) The following requirements pertain to cooking and eating facilities:(1) When residents are permitted or required to cook in their individual unit, a space shall be provided and equipped forcooking and eating. Such space shall be provided with:

(A) a cookstove or hot plate with a minimum of two (2) burners;(B) adequate food storage shelves and a counter for food preparation;(C) provisions for mechanical refrigeration of food at a temperature of not more than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45EF); and(D) a table and chairs or equivalent seating and eating arrangements, all commensurate with the capacity of the unit.

(2) When residents or their families are permitted or required to cook and eat in a common facility, a room or building separatefrom the sleeping facilities shall be provided for cooking and eating. Such room or building shall be provided with:

(A) stoves or hot plates, with a minimum equivalent of two (2) burners, in a ratio of one (1) stove or hot plate to ten (10)persons, or one (1) stove or hot plate to two (2) families;(B) a counter for food preparation;(C) mechanical refrigeration for food at a temperature of not more than forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45E F);(D) tables and chairs or equivalent seating adequate for the intended use of the facility;(E) adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure;(F) adequate lighting and ventilation; and(G) floors of nonabsorbent, easily cleanable materials.

(3) Camps providing a central dining or multifamily food service shall provide and maintain the kitchen and dining hall inaccordance with the provisions of 410 IAC 7-24.



(4) When central mess facilities are provided, the kitchen and mess hall shall be in proper proportion to the capacity of thehousing and shall be separate from the sleeping quarters. The physical facilities, equipment, and operation shall be inaccordance with provisions of applicable state codes.(5) Wall surface adjacent to all food preparation and cooking areas shall be of nonabsorbent, easily cleaned material. Inaddition, the wall surface adjacent to cooking areas shall be of fire-resistant material.(6) Work table, counter, and dining table surfaces shall be constructed of materials presenting a smooth, nonabsorbent, easilycleaned surface.

(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec 3; filed Aug 29, 1972, 11:00 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 383; filed Sep 24,1987, 3:00 p.m.: 11 IR 737; filed Sep 29, 1989, 2:02 p.m.: 13 IR 271; errata filed Jul 9, 1990, 2:00 p.m.: 13 IR 2004; filed Dec 4,1991, 9:30 a.m.: 15 IR 489; errata, 15 IR 1027; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; errata filed Jul 29, 2003, 3:45p.m.: 26 IR 3884; errata filed Jan 21, 2005, 10:32 a.m.: 28 IR 1695; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-9-4 Operation and sanitation; safety requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-20-1-19

Sec. 4. (a) The following requirements pertain to garbage and other refuse:(1) Garbage and refuse shall be stored in watertight containers having a tight-fitting lid and shall be maintained in a sanitarycondition and in good repair at all times. Covered washable containers of at least twenty (20) and no larger than thirty-five (35)gallon capacity shall be provided adjacent to each shelter and service building for the storage of refuse and garbage.(2) Garbage and refuse shall be collected at least two (2) times a week, or whenever the containers are full. After emptying,the cans shall be cleaned. Garbage and refuse shall not be burned.(3) Approved community dumpsters can be utilized in lieu of other garbage containers provided that:

(A) the dumpsters are of adequate size;(B) the dumpsters have lids;(C) dumpsters are located within two hundred (200) feet of all living quarters; and(D) a garbage container of at least five (5) gallon capacity is provided inside all living quarters.

(b) Insect and rodent control requires that housing and facilities shall be free of insects, rodents, and other vermin.(c) The following requirements pertain to sleeping facilities:(1) Sleeping facilities shall be provided for each resident. Such facilities shall consist of comfortable beds, cots, or bunksprovided with clean mattresses.(2) Any bedding provided by the housing operator shall be clean and sanitary.(3) Triple and quadruple deck bunks shall not be provided.(4) Vertical separation between the top of the lower mattress of a double deck bunk and the upper bunk shall be a minimumof twenty-seven (27) inches. The vertical separation from the top of the upper mattress to the ceiling shall be a minimum ofthirty-six (36) inches.(5) Beds used for double occupancy may be provided only in family accommodations.(6) Foam mattresses must be provided with clean mattress covers.(d) The following requirements pertain to fire, safety, and first aid:(1) All buildings in which residents sleep or eat shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable state or localfire and safety laws.(2) One (1) story shelters far less than ten (10) residents shall have two (2) means of escape. One (1) of the two (2) requiredmeans of escape may be a readily accessible window with an openable space of not less than twenty-four (24) inches by twenty-four (24) inches.(3) All living quarters intended for use by ten (10) or more residents, central dining facilities, and common assembly roomsshall have at least two (2) doors remotely separated so as to provide alternate means of escape to the outside or to an interiorhall.(4) Living quarters and common assembly rooms on the second story shall have a stairway and a permanent, affixed exterior



ladder or a second stairway.(5) Living quarters and common assembly rooms located above the second story shall comply with the state and local fire andbuilding codes relative to multiple story dwellings.(6) A 4A60BC ten (10) pound or greater multipurpose dry chemical pressure fire extinguisher shall be provided in a readilyaccessible place located not more than one hundred (100) feet from each shelter. A minimum of one (1) such fire extinguisherfor each ten (10) residents or fraction thereof must be provided.(7) First-aid facilities shall be provided and readily accessible for use at all times. Such facilities shall be equivalent to thesixteen (16) unit first-aid kit recommended by the American Red Cross and shall be provided in a ratio of one (1) per fifty (50)residents or fraction thereof.(8) No flammable or volatile liquids or materials shall be stored in or adjacent to rooms used for living purposes, except forthose needed for current household use.(9) Agricultural pesticides and toxic chemicals, excluding household products, shall not be stored within fifty (50) feet of anyshelter.(10) Telephone service shall be made reasonably available to all residents of the camp, either by providing a pay phone or atelephone in the crew leader's unit. The telephone number of the nearest fire department and ambulance service shall beprominently posted near the telephone.(11) Each shelter shall be provided with at least one (1) ceiling-mounted smoke detector which shall be maintained in aworking condition at the time of occupancy and repaired on request as needed.(12) The camp owner shall provide a centrally located bulletin board where notices and permits can be displayed. Instructionsin English and Spanish for reporting emergency situations shall be posted on this board.(13) If workers are allowed to bring their own recreational vehicles to the camp, acceptable water, sewer, and electrical hook-ups must be provided for each such unit. Such recreational vehicles are exempt from the space and construction standardsenumerated in section 3(d) through 3(g) of this rule.(e) The following requirements pertain to operators' and residents' responsibilities:(1) The camp operator is specifically responsible for the following:

(A) Obtaining a current permit before workers arrive.(B) Ensuring that the camp area and sanitary facilities are kept clean and in good repair.(C) Routine upkeep and maintenance on shelters.(D) Keeping the grass mowed.

(2) Those persons residing in the agricultural labor camp are responsible for the following:(A) Keeping their shelters clean.(B) Cleaning their appliances and notifying the operator of any problems or breakdowns.(C) Providing their own bedding, such as sheets and blankets.(D) Leaving their camp and shelters clean and in good repair.(E) Keeping their pets on a leash or otherwise restrained and properly vaccinated.

(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec 4; filed Aug 29, 1972, 11:00 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 388; filed Sep 29,1989, 2:02 p.m.: 13 IR 276; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.:20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13,2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-9-5 Health or safety hazards; reporting communicable diseasesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-20-1-19

Sec. 5. (a) No conditions, situation, or installation shall be created, installed, or maintained which may cause or result in ahealth or safety hazard or which may cause or transmit disease.

(b) The camp operator shall notify the local health officer immediately of any suspected communicable or contagious diseasewithin the camp.

(c) A roster of all camp residents, and the number of the shelter to which they are assigned, must be maintained by the campoperator. This roster shall contain the first and last names of all adult residents and the total number of residents in each shelter. The



roster must be kept up-to-date whenever the camp is occupied and shall be maintained by the operator for at least thirty (30) daysafter the camp is closed.

(d) Any structure located within fifty (50) feet of a shelter, which by its condition is an imminent threat to health or safety asdetermined by the board, must be razed, or removed, or repaired in such a manner that it is no longer a threat to health or safety.(Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec 5; filed Aug 29, 1972, 11:00 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 389; filed Sep 29,1989, 2:02 p.m.: 13 IR 277; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.:20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13,2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-9-5.5 Civil penalties scheduleAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-26-8Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-8; IC 16-41-26

Sec. 5.5. (a) The board may commence an action under IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209,effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.] and IC 4-21.5-3-8 to levy civil penalties against an agricultural labor camp operator who:

(1) fails to comply with IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.] or this rule; or(2) interferes with or obstructs the state board or its designated agent in the performance of duties pursuant to IC 13-1-9 [IC13-1-9 was repealed by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.].(b) A civil penalty in an amount in the appropriate range specified in this section may be assessed for each day of each

violation.(c) In determining the seriousness of the violation and the specific amount of the civil penalty to be sought for each violation,

the state board shall consider the following:(1) The potential for harm or imminent threat to public health.(2) The extent of deviation from statutory or regulatory requirements.(3) Degree of willfulness or negligence.(4) History of noncompliance.

The absence of direct harm shall not result in assessment of a lower penalty for a violation.(d) Unless adjusted as provided for in subsection (e), all penalties shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

Range ofViolation Penalty

Construction notice; permit 410 IAC 6-9-2 $50 to $100

Camp facilities 410 IAC 6-9-3 $50 to $500

Operation and sanitation: safety requirements 410 IAC 6-9-4 $50 to $500

Health or safety hazards; reporting communicable diseases 410 IAC 6-9-5 $50 to $500

Interference with agent 410 IAC 6-9-5.5 $100 to $500

(e) After determining the appropriate penalty based on the schedule in this section, the state board may adjust the penalty toreflect a good faith effort to comply by the operator of an agricultural labor camp.

(f) Each individual penalty shall be multiplied by the number of days the particular violation occurred. Penalties for violationsoccurring in two (2) consecutive inspections by the board shall be assessed on the basis that the violations have remained uncorrectedover the period of time between the two (2) inspections.

(g) Penalties for all violations shall be totaled and sought under one (1) cause of action.(h) After filing an action pursuant to IC 4-21.5, and in an attempt to resolve violations of IC 13-1-9 [IC 13-1-9 was repealed

by P.L.2-1993, SECTION 209, effective July 1, 1993. See IC 16-41-26.] and this rule without resort to a hearing, the board maynegotiate and enter into agreed orders. An agreed order may suspend all or part of the civil penalty calculated under the requirementsand deadlines established in the agreed order. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-9-5.5; filed Dec 4, 1991, 9:30 a.m.: 15IR 493; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)



410 IAC 6-9-6 SeverabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-20-1-19

Sec. 6. (Validity). If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this regulation [410 IAC 6-9], or any otherpart thereof, be declared invalid for any reason, the remainder of said regulation [410 IAC 6-9] shall not be affected thereby and shallremain in full force and effect. (Indiana Department of Health; Reg HSE 29R, Sec. 6; filed Aug 29, 1972, 11:00 am: Rules and Regs.1973, p. 389; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

Rule 10. Commercial On-Site Wastewater Disposal (Repealed)(Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA)

Rule 10.1. Commercial On-Site Sewage Systems

410 IAC 6-10.1-1 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 1. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-1; filed Oct 19,2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-2 "AASHTO" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 2. "AASHTO" means the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. (Indiana Departmentof Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-2; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-3 "ABS" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 3. "ABS" means acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-3; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-4 "ANSI" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 4. "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-4; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-5 "ASTM" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 5. "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-5;



filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-6 "Cluster system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 6. "Cluster system" means an on-site sewage system designed to serve two (2) or more sewage-generating dwellings orfacilities with multiple owners. Typically, the term includes a comprehensive, sequential land-use planning component and privateownership. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-6; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-7 "Commissioner" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 7. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department or his or her legally authorized representative. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-7; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-8 "Commercial on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 8. "Commercial on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage system" means all equipment and devices necessary for properconduction, collection, storage, treatment, and on-site disposal of sewage from other than one-family or two-family dwellings, exceptwhere such dwellings are connected to a cluster system. However, an on-site sewage system serving two (2) single-family dwellingson the same property, with a combined DDF of less than or equal to seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, is a residential on-sitesewage system, not a commercial on-site sewage system. Included within, but not limited to, the scope of this definition are buildingsewers, grease traps, septic tanks, dosing tanks, absorption fields, perimeter drains, vault privies, and temporary sewage holding tanksserving such facilities as the following:

(1) Apartment buildings.(2) Campgrounds.(3) Churches.(4) Commercial establishments.(5) Condominiums.(6) Medical facilities.(7) Mobile home parks.(8) Motels.(9) Office buildings.(10) Restaurants.(11) Schools.


410 IAC 6-10.1-9 "Commercial on-site sewage system failure" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 9. "Commercial on-site sewage system failure" means a commercial on-site sewage system that exhibits one (1) or more



of the following:(1) The on-site sewage system refuses to accept sewage at the rate of design application thereby interfering with the normaluse of commercial plumbing fixtures.(2) Effluent discharge exceeds the absorptive capacity of the soil, resulting in ponding, seepage, or other discharge of theeffluent to the ground surface or to surface waters.(3) Effluent is discharged from the on-site sewage system causing contamination of a potable water supply, ground water, orsurface waters.

A failed commercial on-site sewage system is a health hazard. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-9; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-10 "Construction permit" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 10. "Construction permit" means written approval by the department for the installation, repair, or replacement of acommercial on-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-10; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-11 "Densic material" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 11. "Densic material" means relatively unaltered materials (do not meet requirements for any other named diagnostichorizons nor any other diagnostic soil characteristic) that have a noncemented rupture resistance class. The bulk density or theorganization is such that roots cannot enter, except in cracks. These are mostly earthy materials, such as till, volcanic mudflows, andsome mechanically compacted materials. Some noncemented rock can be densic materials if they are dense or resistant enough tokeep roots from entering, except in cracks. Densic materials are noncemented and thus differ from paralithic materials and thematerial below a lithic contact, both of which are cemented. Densic materials have, at their upper boundary, a densic contact if theyhave no cracks or if the spacing of cracks that roots can enter is ten (10) centimeters (cm) or more. These materials can be used todifferentiate soil series if the materials are within the series control section. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-11; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-12 "Department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 12. "Department" means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-12; filed Oct19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA; erratafiled Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.: 20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-13 "Design daily flow" or "DDF" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 13. "Design daily flow" or "DDF" means the calculated peak daily sewage flow from a commercial facility used to designa commercial on-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-13; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-14 "Distribution box" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 14. "Distribution box" means a structure designed to distribute effluent by gravity from a septic tank equally into thetrenches of the soil absorption system connected thereto. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-14; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-15 "Drainageway" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 15. "Drainageway" means the channel portion of the landscape in which surface water or rainwater runoff gathersintermittently to flow to a lower elevation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-15; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-16 "Dwelling" or "residence" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 16. "Dwelling" or "residence" means any house or place used or intended to be used as a place of seasonal or permanenthuman habitation or for sleeping for one (1) or two (2) families, and any associated outbuildings that are for the private use of theowner. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-16; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-17 "Fill" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 17. "Fill" means soil transported and deposited by man, as well as soil recently transported and deposited by naturalerosion forces. Fill is evidenced by one (1) or more of the following:

(1) No soil horizons or indistinct soil horizons.(2) Depositional stratification.(3) Presence of a soil horizon that has been covered.(4) Materials in a horizon such as cinders or construction debris.(5) Position in the landscape.


410 IAC 6-10.1-18 "Grease trap" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 18. "Grease trap" means a tank designed to intercept, congeal, and retain or remove fats, oils, and grease (FOGs) fromsewage. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-18; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-19 "Health officer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4



Sec. 19. "Health officer" means the health officer of a local board of health. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-19; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-20 "High strength waste" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 20. "High strength waste" means either of the following as defined by National Sanitation Foundation International (NSF)Standard 40 testing protocol:

(1) Influent to a septic tank or other pretreatment component having any or all of the following:(A) A five (5) day biochemical demand (BOD5) greater than three hundred (300) mg/L.(B) Total suspended solids (TSS) greater than two hundred (200) mg/L.(C) Fats, oils, and grease (FOGs) greater than fifty (50) mg/L.

(2) Effluent from a septic tank or other pretreatment component discharged to a soil absorption field having any or all of thefollowing:

(A) A BOD5 greater than one hundred seventy (170) mg/L.(B) TSS greater than sixty (60) mg/L.(C) FOGs greater than twenty-five (25) mg/L.


410 IAC 6-10.1-21 "INDOT" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 21. "INDOT" means the Indiana department of transportation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-21; filedOct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-22 "Interceptor drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 22. "Interceptor drain" means a subsurface drainage system constructed only on the upslope side or sides of a soilabsorption system for the purpose of diverting subsurface water around the soil absorption system site. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-10.1-22; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-23 "Local health department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-20

Sec. 23. "Local health department" means a local health department created pursuant to IC 16-20, or its duly authorizedrepresentative. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-23; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-24 "NEMA" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4



Sec. 24. "NEMA" means the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-24; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-25 "NRCS" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 25. "NRCS" means the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-25; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-26 "NSF" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 26. "NSF" means the National Sanitation Foundation International. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-26;filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-27 "Operating permit" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 27. "Operating permit" means written approval by the department for the continued use and maintenance of a commercialon-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-27; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-28 "Owner" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 28. "Owner" means the owner of a commercial facility or dwelling or his or her agent. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-10.1-28; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-29 "Perimeter drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 29. "Perimeter drain" means a subsurface drainage system that completely surrounds a soil absorption system for thepurpose of lowering a seasonal high water table or preventing movement of subsurface water into a soil absorption system site.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-29; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-30 "Person" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 30. "Person" means any:



(1) individual;(2) partnership;(3) copartnership;(4) firm;(5) company;(6) corporation;(7) association;(8) trust;(9) estate; or(10) other legal entity, its or their successors, assigns, or agents.


410 IAC 6-10.1-31 "PVC" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 31. "PVC" means polyvinyl chloride. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-31; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-32 "Regulatory flood elevation"or "RFE" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 32. "Regulatory flood elevation" or "RFE" means the elevation of surface water resulting from a flood for which thereis a one percent (1%) probability of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year as calculated by a method and procedure thatis approved by the Indiana natural resources commission. The regulatory flood elevation is also referred to as the base floodelevation. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-32; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-33 "Sanitary sewerage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 33. "Sanitary sewerage system" means a sewer or a system of sewers that conveys sewage away from the property onwhich it originates to a wastewater treatment facility owned and operated by:

(1) an incorporated city or town;(2) a conservancy district;(3) a regional sewer district; or(4) a private utility.


410 IAC 6-10.1-34 "SDR" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 34. "SDR" means standard dimension ratio. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-34; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-35 "Seasonal high water table" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 35. "Seasonal high water table" means the upper limit of soil saturated with water for periods long enough for anaerobicconditions to affect soil color. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-35; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-36 "Segment drain" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 36. "Segment drain" means a subsurface drainage system constructed between two (2) soil absorption fields in the sameon-site sewage system for the purpose of intercepting and diverting subsurface water away from the downslope soil absorption field.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-36; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-37 "Septic tank" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 37. "Septic tank" means a watertight structure into which sewage is discharged for settling and solids digestion. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-37; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-38 "Sewage" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 38. "Sewage" means all water-carried waste derived from ordinary living processes. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-10.1-38; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-39 "Soil absorption" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 39. "Soil absorption" means a process that utilizes the soil to treat and disperse effluent from a septic tank. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-39; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-40 "Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 40. "Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" means pipes or chambers laid in a system of subsurface trenchesor pipes laid in elevated beds into which the effluent from the septic tank is discharged into the soil for treatment and dispersal.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-40; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-41 "Soil horizon" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 41. "Soil horizon" means a layer of soil or soil material approximately parallel to the land surface and differing fromadjacent genetically related layers in physical, chemical, and biological properties or characteristics such as:

(1) color;(2) structure;(3) texture;(4) consistence;(5) kinds and numbers of organisms present; and(6) degree of acidity or alkalinity.


410 IAC 6-10.1-42 "Soil loading rate" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 42. "Soil loading rate" means the allowable rate of application of septic tank effluent to the soil. It is expressed in gallonsper day per square foot. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-42; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-43 "Soil profile analysis" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 43. "Soil profile analysis" means the observation and evaluation of the physical characteristics of the soil horizons orlayers to:

(1) a depth of at least five (5) feet; or(2) if shallower, a layer that cannot be readily penetrated.


410 IAC 6-10.1-44 "Soil scientist" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 25-31.5

Sec. 44. "Soil scientist" means an individual registered as a professional soil scientist with the Indiana Registry of SoilScientists (IRSS) as provided for under IC 25-31.5. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-44; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-45 "Start of construction" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 45. "Start of construction" means, but is not limited to, any site activity undertaken for the erection of a structure to beserved by a commercial on-site sewage system. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-45; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-46 "Subsurface drainage system" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 46. "Subsurface drainage system" means any pipe with or without a layer of gravel, stone, or coarse sand, placed belowthe surface of the ground and designed or constructed in such a manner as to:

(1) effectively lower a seasonal high water table; or(2) prevent movement of subsurface water into a soil absorption system site.

Interceptor drains, perimeter drains, and segment drains are types of subsurface drainage systems. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-10.1-46; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-47 "Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 47. "Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" means on-site sewage treatment or disposal methods, processes, or equipmentnot described in this rule that have been approved by the department in accordance with section 49(h) of this rule. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-47; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-48 Administrative authorityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 48. (a) The department, its agent, or the health officer or his or her agent shall be permitted to enter upon all propertiesat the proper time for the following purposes necessary to achieve compliance with this rule:

(1) Inspection.(2) Observation.(3) Measurement.(4) Sampling.(5) Testing.(b) The department may delegate, in writing, to local health departments the plan review, approval, permit issuance, and

inspection for individual commercial facilities with on-site sewage systems with a design daily flow of less than or equal to sevenhundred fifty (750) gallons when the local health department complies with the requirements of the department for plan review,approval, and permit issuance. The department may revoke, in writing, such delegation when a local health department fails to complywith the requirements of the department for plan review, approval, and permit issuance. Local health departments may review plansand issue permits based on delegation when the department:

(1) has designated which on-site sewage system technologies are delegated to the local health department for plan review,approval, and permit issuance; and(2) has provided design criteria to the local health department for each individual commercial on-site sewage system project.


410 IAC 6-10.1-49 General sewage disposal requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 49. (a) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose into any of the surface waters or ground waters ofthis state, or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into such waters, any organic



or inorganic matter from a commercial facility or commercial on-site sewage system that would cause or contribute to a health hazardor water pollution.

(b) The:(1) design;(2) construction;(3) installation;(4) location;(5) maintenance; and(6) operation;

of commercial on-site sewage systems shall comply with the provisions of this rule.(c) All commercial on-site sewage systems utilizing sanitary privies shall conform to department bulletin SE 11, "The Sanitary

Vault Privy", 1986 Edition.(d) Any commercial facility that is not connected, or cannot be connected, to a sanitary sewerage system shall be provided with

a commercial on-site sewage system that includes a septic tank and a soil absorption system that has not failed.(e) A temporary sewage holding tank is an alternative method of sewage disposal subject to the written approval of the

department. A temporary sewage holding tank shall not be used as a primary means of commercial sewage disposal except:(1) where necessary to prevent continued discharge of sewage from a failed existing commercial on-site sewage system;(2) when soil conditions exist that preclude the prompt construction of a soil absorption system on a site that has alreadyreceived a construction permit; or(3) where the holding tank is operated by a conservancy district, sewer district, private utility, or municipality as a part of itssewage disposal plan or for not more than two (2) years while connection to sanitary sewer is being secured. This two (2) yeartime frame may be extended upon documentation of satisfactory operation of the holding tank.(f) No portion of the commercial on-site sewage system or its associated drainage system shall be constructed upon property

other than that from which the sewage originates unless easements, which grant permission for such construction and access forsystem maintenance, have been obtained for that property and have been legally approved and recorded by the proper authority orcommission.

(g) Commercial on-site sewage systems shall not be used for the disposal of water from:(1) roof drains;(2) foundation drains;(3) swimming pool main drains;(4) hot tub drains; or(5) area drains.

Neither shall they be used for the disposal of chemical wastes in quantities that would pollute ground water or inhibit solids settlingor digestion in the septic tank.

(h) In order to encourage development of new or more efficient treatment or disposal processes, the department may issueconstruction permits for experimental and TNI commercial on-site sewage systems. Construction permits may be issued forinstallations, treatment, or disposal equipment, processes, or techniques for which extensive experience or records of use have notbeen developed in Indiana. However, the applicant must submit evidence of sufficient clarity and conclusiveness to convince thedepartment that the proposal has a reasonable and substantial probability of satisfactory operation without causing a health hazard,nuisance, surface water pollution, or ground water pollution. The department may also require the applicant to satisfactorily documenthow and by whom the experimental facilities and any other portions of the commercial on-site sewage system, which could bedamaged due to a failure of the experimental installation, are to be replaced if it becomes necessary. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-10.1-49; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; filed Apr 17, 2014, 10:10 a.m.: 20140514-IR-410130351FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-50 Construction permit requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 13-26; IC 14-33; IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 50. (a) Except as allowed by subsection (c), or section 48(b) of this rule, for any commercial facility that will not be



connected to a sanitary sewerage system, the owner or agent of the owner shall obtain a written construction permit, signed by thecommissioner or his or her duly authorized representative, for construction of a commercial on-site sewage system prior to the:

(1) start of construction of a commercial facility;(2) start of construction of a regulated facility;(3) reconstruction of any commercial or regulated facility;(4) addition to, alteration of, replacement, or repair of an existing commercial on-site sewage system;(5) installation of an on-site sewage system for an existing commercial facility that did not previously have an on-site sewagesystem as defined in section 8 of this rule;(6) expansion of a commercial or regulated facility that may increase the design daily flow;(7) change of use of a commercial or regulated facility;(8) change in operations that would increase the design daily flow; or(9) change of operations that would result in the increase of the BOD5, TSS, or FOGs of the sewage.(b) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing requirements in local ordinance for the issuance of a commercial on-

site sewage system, provided that the permit required by local ordinance is:(1) issued only after permit issuance by the department (except as permitted in section 48(b) [of this rule] or subsection (c)of this rule); and(2) is not in conflict with the permit issued by the department.(c) Construction permits shall not be required for the following:(1) Repair or replacement of commercial on-site sewage system equipment with new units of similar design and capacity, noneof which will cause a health hazard or adversely affect ground water, facility operation, hydraulics, physiochemical treatment,biological treatment, solids removal, or the ultimate means of liquid disposal. This section shall not be construed as allowingthe construction of replacement soil absorption fields or portions thereof without a valid construction permit issued inaccordance with this rule.(2) Commercial on-site sewage systems for which a construction permit has been issued under 327 IAC 3, and which servetwo (2) or more premises, and which are owned, operated, or maintained by an incorporated city or town, a conservancy districtestablished under IC 14-33, or a regional sewer district established under IC 13-26. This section shall not be construed as anexemption from the requirement of subsection (a) for commercial on-site sewage systems located on the premises of andserving only schools or municipal facilities.


410 IAC 6-10.1-51 Application for construction permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 13-18-12; IC 16-19-3-4; IC 25-21.5-1-7; IC 25-31-1-2

Sec. 51. (a) Application for a permit to construct a commercial on-site sewage system shall be made to the department on formsprovided by the department. Application for a construction permit shall be made at least ninety (90) days prior to the date constructionof the commercial on-site sewage system is to commence. An application shall be considered complete only when the form iscompleted in its entirety, including all supplemental information required or requested by the department. Unless waived by thedepartment an application for permit shall include the following:

(1) The signature of the applicant or his or her designated agent.(2) The name, business address, and business telephone number of the owner. For corporate owners, the name of thecorporation, the name of its designated agent, and that agent's business address and business telephone number shall suffice.(3) One (1) set of detailed construction plans and specifications certified and sealed by a professional engineer or architectcurrently registered in Indiana, said plans drawn to scale and having sufficient clarity to be reproduced to create legiblemicrofilm. As provided in IC 25-21.5-1-7(b), registered land surveyors may only certify and seal plans for gravity sanitarysewers, storm sewers, and tile drains.(4) A map or other documentation showing the location of the property involved.(5) A plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of the proposed commercial on-site sewage system with respect toproperty lines, existing and proposed structures, roads, and parking lots, and any drinking water supply facilities within three



hundred (300) feet of the commercial on-site sewage system. The plot plans shall also show site topography, with contoursestablished at intervals of two (2) feet or less.(6) The name, business address, and business telephone number of the registered engineer or architect who certified and sealedthe construction plans and specifications required by subdivision (3), in writing.(7) For those commercial on-site sewage systems that will include an absorption field, an on-site soils evaluation reportprepared by a soil scientist, detailing his or her evaluation of soils observed in the area of the proposed absorption field. Theon-site soils evaluation report shall include all information required in section 64 of this rule.(8) For those commercial on-site sewage systems that will include a temporary sewage holding tank, documentation ofsufficient clarity and conclusiveness to convince the department that the:

(A) sewage will be collected from the holding tank and disposed of, in compliance with IC 13-18-12;(B) temporary sewage holding tank will be abandoned and a sewer connection will be made to another type ofcommercial on-site sewage system, or to a municipal or private utility sewer, or to a regional sewer district orconservancy district sewer, within two (2) years from the date of permit issuance; and(C) holding tank has at least a three (3) day holding capacity at the ninety-five percent (95%) level, and will be equippedwith an audio-visual alarm set to activate at the ninety-five percent (95%) level.

(9) Sewage characteristics and calculations used to estimate sewage flow on the peak day, in gallons, to be disposed of througheach proposed commercial on-site sewage system. If more than one (1) type of facility is to be connected to a proposedcommercial on-site sewage system, sewage characteristics and calculations used to estimate sewage flow, in gallons, from eachfacility on its peak day must be submitted.(10) A summary delineating, for each diameter of pipe utilized, the estimated total length of sanitary sewer and sewage forcemain to be installed.(11) For commercial facilities generating high strength waste as defined in section 20 of this rule, the plan submittal mustinclude a process to accommodate the additional organic loading.(12) All additional information requested by the department to substantiate that the proposed commercial on-site sewagesystem can reasonably be expected to treat and dispose of all sewage received without causing a health hazard, nuisance,surface water pollution, or ground water pollution.(b) Requests for additional substantiating information made under subsection (a)(12) shall be addressed to the registered

engineer or architect who certified and sealed the construction plans and specifications required by subsection (a)(3). (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-51; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-52 Standards for issuanceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 52. The department may reject an application for permit to construct a commercial on-site sewage system for failure bythe applicant to submit any of the following:

(1) All documentation required by section 51(a) of this rule.(2) Evidence to fully justify the estimated sewage flows and sewage characteristics used as the basis of design for thecommercial on-site sewage system.(3) Evidence that the commercial on-site sewage system can be constructed, modified or installed, and operated in such amanner that it will not violate any sanitation, health, siting, or pollution control rules or ordinances existing at the time ofapplication.(4) Evidence that the commercial on-site sewage system conforms to applicable design criteria contained in this rule, standardsof the department, or such other criteria acceptable to the department that can reasonably be expected to result in a commercialon-site sewage system that will consistently treat and dispose of all sewage received for the life of the facilities it serves,without causing a health hazard, nuisance, surface water pollution, or ground water pollution.




410 IAC 6-10.1-53 Construction permit conditionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 53. (a) The department may specify in its construction permits any limitations, terms, or conditions necessary to providea functional, easily operated, enduring commercial on-site sewage system in accordance with this rule, or to prevent a health hazard,nuisance, surface water pollution or ground water pollution. In addition, all commercial on-site sewage system construction permitsshall contain the following requirements, not necessarily verbatim:

(1) That the original permit expiration date shall be one (1) year after permit issuance.(2) That if the applicant has started installation of equipment, piping, or tankage that will comprise part of the commercial on-site sewage system, on or before the original date of permit expiration, the permit shall expire two (2) years after issuance.(3) That all necessary local permits and approvals be obtained before construction is begun.(4) That any proposed changes, alterations, or additions to the commercial on-site sewage system herein approved, besubmitted to the department for review and approval prior to the start of construction to effect the proposed changes,alterations, or additions.(5) That no change in occupancy or use of the facility served be effected if it would result in sewage flow on the peak day inexcess of the capacity of the commercial on-site sewage system as stated in the construction permit, or if it would result insewage being generated of a type incompatible with absorption field disposal. Any such change in occupancy or use may bemade only after the department has issued a construction permit for modifications to the subject commercial on-site sewagesystem that will allow it to accommodate increased sewage flows.(6) That if pollution, health hazards, or nuisance conditions occur that are attributable to the commercial on-site sewage systempermitted herein, immediate corrective action be taken by the owner.(7) That the permittee notify the department and the local health department at least seven (7) days before construction of theapproved commercial on-site sewage system is to commence.(b) No construction on the commercial on-site sewage system may take place if the commercial on-site sewage system site is

disturbed or altered after the on-site evaluation by the addition of fill material (other than construction necessary for the commercialon-site sewage system) or by cutting, scraping, compaction, or the removal of soil, until a new on-site evaluation has been conductedand a modified construction permit has been issued. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-53; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-54 Operating permitsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 54. (a) The department may require written operating permits as follows:(1) A written operating permit issued by the department shall be signed by the commissioner or his duly authorizedrepresentative.(2) An operating permit shall be renewed as follows:

(A) At least once every three (3) years for on-site sewage systems having components, other than a septic tank, requiringscheduled inspection and maintenance.(B) At least once every five (5) years for all other on-site sewage systems.

(b) An operating permit shall identify all components of an on-site sewage system requiring inspection and maintenance.(c) The records for an operating permit requiring scheduled inspection and maintenance shall contain the following:(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the service company contracted to perform inspection and maintenance.(2) A description of the operation and maintenance document or documents used for scheduled inspection and maintenance.(d) The owner shall provide the department with the following:(1) Written documentation of all scheduled and unscheduled inspection and maintenance within one (1) month of the dateperformed.(2) A copy of the inspection and maintenance contract.(e) The operating permit for a commercial on-site sewage system in violation of subsection (d) may be revoked by the



department in accordance with section 56 of this rule.(f) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing requirements in local ordinance for the issuance of an operating permit

for a commercial on-site sewage system, provided that the permit required by local ordinance is not in conflict with an operatingpermit issued by the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-54; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-55 Denial of an application for a construction or operating permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 13-26; IC 14-33; IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 55. An application for a commercial on-site sewage system construction or operating permit may be denied by thedepartment for any of the following causes:

(1) The commercial on-site sewage system design does not meet the minimum requirements of this rule.(2) Failure to disclose all the facts relevant to the construction and use of the proposed commercial on-site sewage system orany misrepresentation made in the application.(3) Failure of the owner, or the engineer or architect who certified and sealed the construction plans and specifications, torespond to a request for revised plans and specifications or additional information made under section 51 of this rule, withinsix (6) months of receiving the request.(4) Any change relating to the design, construction, or use of the on-site sewage system not approved, in writing, by thedepartment.(5) A sanitary sewerage system of adequate capacity served by a sewage treatment facility owned by an incorporated city ortown, conservancy district established under IC 14-33, regional sewer district established under IC 13-26, or private utility,is located within three hundred (300) feet of the property line of the affected property, or is available for connection at aconstruction cost and connection fee estimated by the department not to exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the costestimated by the department for installing commercial on-site sewage systems to serve the project were the commercial on-sitesewage systems otherwise acceptable to the department.(6) Failure to show that the commercial on-site sewage system can be constructed, operated, maintained, or abandoned incompliance with this rule.


410 IAC 6-10.1-56 Revocation or modification of a construction or operating permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 56. A commercial on-site sewage system construction or operating permit may be revoked or modified by the departmentfor any of the following causes:

(1) Violation of any of the provisions of this rule.(2) Violation of any limitation, term, or condition contained in the construction or operating permit.(3) Failure to disclose all facts relevant to construction, operation, and use of the commercial on-site sewage system in amanner that it can consistently treat and dispose of all sewage received for the life of the facilities it serves, without causinga health hazard, nuisance, surface water pollution or ground water pollution.(4) Any misrepresentation made to obtain the construction or operating permit.(5) Any change relating to the design, construction, or use of the on-site sewage system not approved, in writing, by thedepartment.(6) Any other change, situation, or activity relating to use of the commercial on-site sewage system that, in the judgment ofthe department, is not consistent with the purposes of this rule.




410 IAC 6-10.1-57 Petitions for appealAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 57. (a) Any notice of an issued permit, permit modification, notice of permit denial, or notice of permit revocation shallinclude the following:

(1) The basis for the issuance, modification, denial, or revocation.(2) The method or methods available for compliance, if applicable.(3) The time frame for compliance, if applicable.(4) That the owner has the right to appeal.(5) The procedure for registering any such appeal, under the provisions set forth in IC 4-21.5, the Administrative Orders andProcedures Act.(b) Within fifteen (15) days following the date of receipt of an issued permit, permit modification, notice of permit denial, or

notice of permit revocation, any person aggrieved by the action may file a petition for appeal concerning the action with thedepartment. A petition for appeal shall:

(1) state the name and address of the person making the request;(2) identify the interest of the petitioner that is affected by the permit issuance, denial, modification, or revocation;(3) identify any persons whom the petitioner represents;(4) state with particularity the reasons for the request;(5) state with particularity the issues proposed to be considered; and(6) include proposed terms or conditions that, in the judgment of the petitioner, would be appropriate to carry out therequirements of law and this rule governing the permits.


410 IAC 6-10.1-58 ViolationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 58. (a) Should a commercial on-site sewage system fail, the failure shall be corrected by the owner within the time limitset by the department or the local health officer in whose jurisdiction the facility is located.

(b) If any component of a commercial on-site sewage system is found to be:(1) defective;(2) malfunctioning; or(3) in need of service;

the department or the local health officer in whose jurisdiction the facility is located may require the repair, replacement, or serviceof that component. The repair, replacement, or service shall be conducted within the time limit set by the department or the localhealth officer in whose jurisdiction the facility is located.

(c) Any person found to be violating this rule may be served by the department or the local health officer in whose jurisdictionthe facility is located with a written order stating the nature of the violation and providing a time limit for satisfactory correctionthereof.

(d) After receiving an order in writing from the department or the local health officer in whose jurisdiction the facility islocated, the owner of the property shall comply with the provisions of this rule as set forth in the order and within the time limitspecified therein. The order shall be served on the owner or the agent of the owner, but may be served on any person who, by contractwith the owner, has assumed the duty of complying with the provisions of an order. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-58; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-59 Construction and operating permit; transferabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 59. A commercial on-site sewage system construction or operating permit may only be transferred to another person bythe current permit holder if the:

(1) current permit holder notifies the department and the local health department having jurisdiction, in writing, of the proposedtransfer at least thirty (30) days before the transfer is proposed to occur;(2) person to whom the permit is proposed to be transferred certifies to the department, in writing, at least thirty (30) daysbefore the transfer is proposed to occur, any changes proposed in the occupancy or use of a facility to be served by thecommercial on-site sewage system for which the subject construction permit was issued; and(3) department provides written approval of the transfer.


410 IAC 6-10.1-60 Sewage flowsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 60. (a) Sewage flows for commercial on-site sewage systems shall be determined from Table I as follows:Table I - Estimated Sewage Flows

Type of Establishment Design Daily Flow (gpd)Agricultural Labor Camp 50 per occupantAirport 3 per passenger1

20 per employeeApartment/Condominium 200 per one-bedroom

300 per two-bedroom350 per three-bedroom

Assembly Hall 3 per seat1

Athletic Field 1 per participant and spectator1

Auction and Flea Market 3 per customer1

Banquet Caterer 5 per person + 100 for dishwashing1

Beauty Salona) Perm or color changes 35 per customerb) Stylist 20 per stylistc) Cut with wash 10 per customerd) Cut without wash 5 per customer

Bed and Breakfast 150 per bedroomBowling Alley

a) With bar or food, or both 125 per laneb) Without food service 75 per lane

Bus Station 3 per passenger1

Campgrounda) Day camp 20 per camper + 20 per staffb) RV, with sewer hookup 50 per campsitec) RV, without sewer hookup 50 per campsited) RV dump station Included above, or 20 per campsite if on separate systeme) Youth camp 40 per camper + 40 per stafff) Cabins within campgrounds

1) without restroom 50 per cabin



2) with restroom 75 per cabin per bedroom3) with restroom and kitchen 100 per cabin per bedroom

Churcha) With full kitchen 5 per sanctuary seatb) With warming kitchen 4 per sanctuary seatc) Without kitchen 3 per sanctuary seat

Coffee Shop 6 per customer + 20 per employee1

Conference Center/Meeting Rooms 20 per attendee1

Correctional Facilities 120 per inmate + 20 per employeeDay Care Centers 20 per child + 20 per employeeDentist's Office 5 per patient

75 per dentist75 per dental technician20 per support staff

Department Store 0.1 per square foot1

Banquet Halla) with food preparation 10 per seatb) without food preparation 5 per seat

Doctor's Office 75 per doctor75 per nurse20 per support staff

Dormitory/Residence Hall 100 per personFactory1

a) With showers 35 per employeeb) Without showers 20 per employee

Fairground 3 per visitor1

Emergency Stationa) Manned with firefighters 75 per firefighterb) Unmanned with firefighters 20 per firefighterc) EMT station 35 per EMT

Food Service Operationsa) Fast food restaurant 50 per seatb) Restaurant (not 24-hour) 35 per seatc) Restaurant (24-hour) 50 per seatd) Restaurant (not 24-hour), along interstate 50 per seate) Restaurant (24-hour), along interstate 70 per seatf) Tavern/bar/cocktail lounge 35 per seat

Golf Course/Mini Golf1

a) Comfort station (mid-course) 1.5 times max number of golfersb) Restroom (main clubhouse) 5 times max number of golfers

Hotels 100 per room1

Kennels and Vet Clinicsa) Cages 5 per cageb) Inside runs 10 per runc) Outside runs 20 per rund) Grooming 10 per animale) Surgery 25 per surgery roomf) Staff 75 per veterinary doctor

75 per veterinary assistant20 per support staff



Mobile Home Park 200 per lotMotel 100 per room1

Nursing Home 100 per bed + 20 per employeeOffice Building1

a) Without showers 20 per employeeb) With showers 35 per employee

Picnic Area 5 per visitorRace Tracks1

a) Attendee 5 per attendeeb) Staff 20 per staff

Residential Cluster (5 House Min.) 120 per bedroomSchool

a) Elementary 15 per studentb) Secondary 25 per studentc) Amish 10 per student + 10 per staffd) Boarding 75 per person

150 per bedroomConvenience Store/Service Station/Gas Station1

a) Truck stop 1,000with showers 30 per trucker

b) Small convenience store/service center/gas station 1,000with fast food service 10 per seat

Single-family dwelling or duplex not on cluster system 150 per bedroomSwimming Pool Bathhouse 10 per swimmerTheater1

a) Drive-in 10 per car spaceb) Inside building 5 per seat

Visitor Center 5 per visitorThese estimated flows do not include food service. If food service is provided, additional flows must be assigned, based on1

the type of food service and hours of operation.

(b) For establishments not listed in Table I, contact the Division of Environmental Public Health of the department forassistance with determining flows.

(c) Designs for flows less than estimated from Table I may be considered based on substantial evidence (such as water meterreadings) that lower flows will occur. Flow data from similar installations of equal capacity and similar surroundings may beconsidered on an individual basis. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-60; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-61 Minimum separation distancesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 61. (a) All septic tanks, dosing tanks, lift stations, and soil absorption systems shall be located in accordance with TableII, as follows:

Table II – Minimum Separation Distances

Minimum Distance in Feet fromSeptic Tank and Other

Treatment Units, DosingTank, Lift Station

Soil AbsorptionSystem

Private water supply well 100 1001,2

Private geothermal well 100 1001,2



Commercial water supply well 100 1001

Commercial geothermal well 100 1001

Public water supply well, lake, or reservoir 200 2001, 3, 4 1, 3, 4

Other pond, retention pond, lake, or reservoir 50 503

Storm water detention area 25 253, 5

River, stream, ditch, or drainage tile 25 256

Buildings, foundations, slabs, garages, patios, barns, aboveground andbelowground swimming pools, retaining walls, closed loop geothermalsystems, roads, driveways, parking areas, or paved sidewalks

10 10 7 8

Front, side, or rear lot lines 5 5

Water lines continually under pressure 10 10

Suction water lines 50 50

The distances enumerated shall be doubled for soil absorption systems constructed where there exist horizons, layers, or strata1

within thirty-four (34) inches of the ground surface with a soil loading rate greater than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallonsper day per square foot as determined from Table V of section 78(b)(8) of this rule, unless that hazard can be overcomethrough on-site sewage system design.

The separation distance to a private water supply well abandoned in accordance with 312 IAC 13-10-2(e) may be reduced to2

ten (10) feet.

Measured from the normal or ordinary high water mark.3

See subsections (b) and (c).4

Storm water detention area: area designated for the temporary detention of storm water, with the outlet located at the lowest5

elevation of the depression.

See section 63(f) of this rule for subsurface drainage system separation.6

Patios without footers, aboveground swimming pools, and sidewalks may be located within ten (10) feet of septic tank, as7

long as no required access points are obstructed.

A minimum separation of ten (10) feet is required on all sites.8

(b) A commercial on-site sewage system shall not be located within two hundred (200) feet of a public water supply lake orreservoir. However, any commercial on-site sewage system that includes secondary treatment and meets the following requirementsmay be less than two hundred (200) feet, but not less than fifty (50) feet, from the normal or ordinary high water mark of the lakeor reservoir:

(1) Meets the minimum requirements of section 68(h)(1) through 68(h)(3) of this rule; or(2) Is a system component independent of the soil absorption field that meets the effluent quality requirements of NSF/ANSIfor certification under Standard 40 as a Class I plant, and that is approved by the department under the provisions of section49(h) of this rule.(c) Any commercial on-site sewage system approved under the provisions of subsection (b) must be maintained for the life

of the system through an operating permit issued under the provisions of section 54 of this rule.(d) Sewers shall not be located within one hundred (100) feet of any water supply well or subsurface pump suction line, except

as follows:(1) Sewers constructed of waterworks grade ductile iron pipe with tyton or mechanical joints, or PVC pressure sewer pipe withan SDR rating of twenty-six (26) or less with compression gasket joints, may be located within the one hundred (100) footdistance.(2) In no case shall sewers be located closer than thirty (30) feet to any water source.(e) If it is necessary to locate sewers or drains closer than two hundred (200) feet to a well or pump suction line in a mobile

home park with twenty-five (25) or more lots, waterworks grade ductile iron pipe with mechanical joints, or SDR 26 PVC pressuresewer pipe with compression fittings shall be used. The piping shall not be constructed closer than seventy (70) feet to water sources.

(f) Water lines and sewers shall not be laid in the same trench and shall have the following requirements:(1) A horizontal separation of ten (10) feet shall be maintained between water lines and sewers.(2) Where crossings are necessary, a minimum of eighteen (18) inches vertical clearance must be maintained with the water



line positioned above the sewer line when possible.(3) When it is impossible to maintain proper horizontal and vertical separation, the sewer shall be constructed of ductile ironpipe with mechanical joints or PVC pressure sewer pipe with an SDR rating of twenty-six (26) or less, having mechanical orcompression gasket joints within ten (10) feet of the water line with the water line positioned above the sewer line whenpossible. The sewer shall be pressure tested to assure watertightness prior to back filling.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-61; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; filed Apr 17, 2014,10:10 a.m.: 20140514-IR-410130351FRA; errata filed Oct 6, 2014, 3:08 p.m.: 20141029-IR-410140404ACA; readopted filed Sep26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-62 Dispersal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 62. (a) A dispersal area is required for a soil absorption system when:(1) the soil loading rate used to determine the size of the soil absorption system is five-tenths (0.5) gallons per day per squarefoot (gpd/ft ) or less; or2

(2) there is a horizon in the upper sixty (60) inches of the profile description with:(A) bedrock;(B) densic material;(C) dense till;(D) soil with fragic soil properties; or(E) layers transitional to dense till (horizons in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows effervescencewhen treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution), unless:

(i) the on-site soils evaluation report shows that the presence of the horizon is not detrimental to the properfunctioning of an on-site sewage system; and(ii) the determination in item (i) is made using the guidelines as set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins,and handbooks of the NRCS guidelines and as approved by the department.

(b) When the conditions in subsection (a) apply, the following requirements shall be met:(1) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, a minimum dispersal area as described inTable III in subsection (c) shall be maintained on each side of the outside edge of the:

(A) outer trench parallel to the length of the trench; or(B) INDOT Specification 23 sand and parallel to the long axis of the elevated sand mound.

(2) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of greater than one-half percent (1/2%), a minimum dispersal area as describedin Table III in subsection (c) shall be maintained on the downslope side of the soil absorption system from the outside edgeof the:

(A) downslope trench parallel to the length of the trench; or(B) INDOT Specification 23 sand downslope and parallel to the long axis of the elevated sand mound.

(c) For sites that do not meet the conditions of subsection (a), the minimum dispersal area shall be ten (10) feet. For sites thatmeet the conditions of subsection (a), the dispersal area shall be as indicated in Table III, as follows:

Table III – Minimum Dispersal Areas for Soil Absorption Systems1

Slope # 1/2 % : On-site sewage system without perimeter drain One-fourth (1/4) width of soil absorption system2 5

Slope > 1/2 % : On-site sewage system without perimeter drain One-half (1/2) width of soil absorption system3 5

Any slope: On-site sewage system with perimeter drain Ten (10) feet or the distance to the perimeter drain4

No buildings, foundations, slabs, garages, patios, barns, aboveground and belowground swimming pools, retaining walls,1

roads, driveways, parking areas, or paved sidewalks are allowed in the dispersal area.Dispersal area is located on each side of the outside edge of the outer trench parallel to the length of the trench, or on each2

side of the outside edge of the sand area and parallel to the long axis of an elevated sand mound.Dispersal area is located on the downslope side of the soil absorption system.3

For on-site sewage systems with a subsurface perimeter drain without a seasonal high water table, the design and construction4

of the drain shall meet the requirements of section 63 of this rule.



Dispersal area width shall not be less than ten (10) feet. A dispersal area width of more than twenty-five (25) feet is not5

required.

(d) Any disturbance within a dispersal area shall not create compacted soil material.(e) The location of the dispersal area shall meet the following requirements:(1) A dispersal area shall be located on the property, or adjoining property with easement.(2) Nothing that would impede the flow of water shall be allowed in a dispersal area. This includes, but is not limited to, thefollowing:

(A) buildings;(B) foundations;(C) slabs;(D) garages;(E) patios;(F) barns;(G) aboveground and belowground swimming pools;(H) retaining walls;(I) roads;(J) driveways;(K) parking areas;(L) paved sidewalks;(M) closed loop geothermal systems; or(N) other structures.

(3) A dispersal area shall not be located in a closed depression where surface runoff or subsurface water movement will havean adverse effect on on-site soil absorption system performance or in areas subject to ponding.(4) For soil absorption system sites with a slope of greater than one-half percent (1/2%), no part of the dispersal area may slopetoward the soil absorption system.


410 IAC 6-10.1-63 DrainageAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 63. (a) A surface diversion:(1) shall be constructed if drainage from an adjoining upslope landscape affects the soil absorption system site;(2) shall have a positive grade of at least two and four-tenths (2.4) inches per one hundred (100) feet, or a grade of two-tenthspercent (0.2%);(3) shall be of sufficient depth and width to move surface water away from the soil absorption system;(4) shall be located:

(A) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems that do not require additional soil cover, at least ten (10) feet from thesoil absorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the outside edge of the nearestsoil absorption system trench;(B) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems that require additional soil cover, at least ten (10) feet from the soilabsorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the upslope edge of the additionalsoil cover; or(C) for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, at least ten (10) feet from the soil absorption system, as measuredfrom the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the upslope edge of the soil cover; and

(5) may be used in combination with an on-site subsurface drainage system.(b) When a subsurface drainage system is constructed, it shall be sufficiently deep to lower a seasonal high water table as

required in subsection (d) or (e).



(c) The subsurface drain shall surround the on-site sewage system.(d) If the seasonal high water table is perched, the subsurface drain trench shall be constructed at least two (2) inches into

structureless massive compact clay with firm or very firm consistence, glacial till, or fragipan whenever site and soil conditionspermit. When the drain cannot be constructed at least two (2) inches into the structureless massive compact clay with firm or veryfirm consistence, glacial till, or fragipan, the depth of the drain shall be the following unless calculations are used to determine draindepth:

(1) For trench on-site sewage systems, the invert elevation of the subsurface perimeter, interceptor, or segment drain shall beat least thirty-six (36) inches below the invert elevation of any adjacent soil absorption trench bottom.(2) For elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, the invert elevation of the subsurface perimeter or interceptor drain shallbe at least thirty-two (32) inches below existing grade.(e) If drainage calculations are used to determine drain depth, drainage formulas and calculations shall be submitted to the

department as part of the plan submittal, showing a lowering of the seasonal high water table:(1) for subsurface trench on-site sewage systems, at least twenty-four (24) inches below the trench bottoms in the center of thesoil absorption field; or(2) for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems, at least twenty (20) inches below original grade.(f) Subsurface drainage systems shall be located at soil absorption system sites as follows:(1) All portions of a subsurface drainage system shall be installed at least ten (10) feet from the outside edge of any soilabsorption trench.(2) All portions of a subsurface drainage system shall be installed at least ten (10) feet from the outside edge of the INDOTSpecification 23 sand.(3) Spacing of subsurface perimeter drains and segment drains installed parallel to the trench lengths along the contour of thesite for a subsurface trench system or parallel to the long axis of an elevated sand mound must be less than or equal to sixty-five(65) feet, unless a greater spacing is determined through calculations.(4) The subsurface drain shall not cross any portion of the soil absorption system.(g) The subsurface drain pipe shall be:(1) at least four (4) inches in diameter;(2) slotted; and(3) wrapped with a geotextile fabric with an effective opening size not smaller than two-tenths (0.2) millimeter and no largerthan eighty-five hundredths (0.85) millimeter when installed in:

(A) sands;(B) loamy sands;(C) sandy loams;(D) fine sandy loams;(E) loams;(F) silt loams; or(G) silts.

(h) The subsurface drain trench shall:(1) have a positive slope of at least two-tenths (0.2) foot per one hundred (100) feet when a four (4) inch drain pipe is used;(2) have a positive slope of at least one-tenth (0.1) foot per one hundred (100) feet when a six (6) inch drain pipe is used; and(3) be constructed with no sags in the line.(i) A subsurface drain trench installed upslope from a commercial on-site sewage system shall be:(1) backfilled to final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k); or(2) filled to within six (6) inches of final grade with aggregate that meets subsection (k) and the final six (6) inches to finalgrade with cover soil material.(j) A subsurface drain trench installed on sides or downslope, and segment drain trenches may be:(1) backfilled to final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k); or(2) filled to within six (6) inches of final grade with aggregate that meets the minimum requirements of subsection (k) and thefinal six (6) inches to final grade with cover soil material.(k) The aggregate backfill for subsurface drain trenches shall meet the minimum requirements of:(1) section 76 of this rule;



(2) washed aggregate with a gradation in the range of INDOT Specification 8 through 11; or(3) INDOT Specification 23 sand or equivalent.(l) When INDOT Specification 23 sand is used for backfill, the drainpipe shall be wrapped with a geotextile fabric.(m) The aggregate used as backfill in the perimeter, interceptor, or segment drain trenches described in subsections (i)(2) and

(j)(2) shall be covered with a geotextile fabric barrier that meets the minimum requirements in section 77 of this rule, in such amanner as to prevent the aggregate from becoming clogged with the earth fill.

(n) The subsurface drain trench and the associated discharge piping shall be constructed to permit water to flow by gravitythroughout its length. No pumps or siphons shall be utilized to effect the movement of the collected water.

(o) Tile outlets shall be provided with rodent guards. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-63; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-64 On-site evaluationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 64. (a) Before issuance of any permit for construction of a commercial on-site sewage system or the replacement oralteration of a soil absorption system, an on-site evaluation, which shall include a description of the soil profile, shall be conducted.

(b) Properties of the soil at each site shall be described by a soil scientist using the guidelines set forth in the soil manuals,technical bulletins, and handbooks of the NRCS.

(c) Soil profile information shall be recorded:(1) to a depth of five (5) feet; or(2) until a layer is encountered that cannot be readily penetrated;

whichever is shallower.(d) The on-site evaluation shall be conducted before application and plan submittal.(e) The information in the written on-site soils evaluation report shall include the following:(1) For topographic information, the following:

(A) The slope and slope aspect.(B) Surface drainage characteristics and patterns including swales, ditches, and streams.(C) The proposed or existing location of house and well or other water supply.(D) The location of other major features or structures.(E) The location of soil evaluation sites and appropriate soil type boundaries.(F) The topographic position of the site.

(2) For soil characteristics, the following:(A) Parent material.(B) The approximate depths of soil horizons.(C) The soil color, structure, and texture at each horizon.(D) The horizon designation for each horizon.(E) The depth to any layer that has a soil loading rate greater than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day persquare foot or less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot.(F) The depth to seasonal high ground water as indicated by soil wetness characteristics.(G) The depth to bedrock.(H) The soil consistence at each horizon.(I) The soil effervescence at each horizon.(J) The percent coarse fragments at each horizon.(K) The percent clay at each horizon, by field estimation, for any horizon where the percent coarse fragments is greaterthan thirty-five percent (35%) by volume.(L) The presence or absence of roots.(M) Frost penetration depth, if applicable.

(f) When soil characteristics are to be used for calculations for the depth of a subsurface drainage system, the followinginformation shall be recorded to a depth of eighty (80) inches:



(1) The information required in subsection (e)(2).(2) Particle size family.


410 IAC 6-10.1-65 Construction of sewersAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 65. (a) Sewers beginning three (3) feet outside the foundation walls of buildings shall be constructed of piping that meetsthe minimum requirements of section 75(a)(1) or 75(a)(2) of this rule.

(b) Sewers serving individual units may connect to the main sewer by wye fittings. Sewers serving more than one (1) unit mustconnect to the main sewer at a manhole.

(c) Sewers shall be laid to a uniform grade and at a slope equal to or greater than the minimum slopes shown in Table IV asfollows and may not be increased in size for the sole purpose of reducing the required slope:

Table IV – Minimum Slope for SewersSewer Size Minimum Slope in Feet per 100 Feet*

4 inch diameter (building sewer only) 1.336 inch diameter 0.618 inch diameter 0.40

10 inch diameter 0.2812 inch diameter 0.2215 inch diameter 0.1516 inch diameter 0.1418 inch diameter 0.1221 inch diameter 0.1024 inch diameter 0.08

*Based on the Hazen-Williams formula using C = 140.

(d) No outside building sewer shall be less than four (4) inches in diameter. Minimum sewer diameters will vary upward fromfour (4) inches according to use. Because of slope, cleaning, and maintenance problems, installation of four (4) inch sewers isunacceptable except where they can adequately serve a building or facility having very low anticipated sewage flows. Sewers shallbe adequately sized to carry average and intermittent peak flows. Soil, waste, vent, and drain piping inside the building shall complywith the Indiana Plumbing Code (675 IAC 16).

(e) Adequate sewer bedding shall be provided. All sewers shall be buried with at least two (2) feet of cover to protect themfrom freezing. Force mains must be buried deep enough to prevent freezing unless the lift station and force main can be designedsuch that the force main will drain completely.

(f) Sewers proposed under driveways, parking slabs, or other heavily loaded areas, shall be adequately constructed to preventdamage or breaking.

(g) Manholes must be installed at the end of each line, at all changes in grade, size, or alignment, at all intersections, and atintervals not greater than four hundred (400) feet for sewers fifteen (15) inches diameter or less. Intervals not greater than fivehundred (500) feet are allowed for sewers eighteen (18) inches or greater in diameter.

(h) A drop manhole should be installed where a sewer enters the manhole twenty-four (24) inches or more above the manholeinvert. The outside drop connection constructed with a drop manhole should be encased in concrete.

(i) The minimum acceptable diameter for manholes is forty-eight (48) inches. The access opening into the manhole must beat least twenty-two (22) inches in diameter.

(j) Cleanouts may be substituted for manholes on short sewer runs. Cleanouts must:(1) be the same diameter as the sewer they are to serve; and(2) extend to grade.

A cleanout may be installed at the terminus of a sewer provided that a manhole is within three hundred (300) feet of the terminus.




410 IAC 6-10.1-66 Grease trapsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 66. (a) A grease trap shall be provided for the following:(1) All commercial buildings with food service.(2) All other commercial buildings with fats, oils, and grease greater than twenty-five (25) mg/L.(b) Grease traps shall be:(1) a commercially manufactured grease trap or grease recovery system installed inside the building and sized according tothe manufacturer's recommendations and in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code;(2) a commercially manufactured grease trap or grease recovery system installed outside the building and sized according tothe manufacturer's recommendations; or(3) an approved septic tank installed outside the building with the:

(A) outlet baffle extended to within six (6) inches of the tank bottom; and(B) septic tank risers extended to grade and covered with a securely fastened lid.

(c) Sewage from food service sinks, dishwashers, and kitchen floor drains shall discharge to the grease trap. All other sewagefrom the facility shall be discharged directly to a septic tank.

(d) The size of the grease trap shall be determined by the following formula:(1) grease trap size (in gallons) = M × W × R × S(2) Where:

(A) M = Meals served at peak hour(B) W = Waste flow rate:

(i) With dishwashing machine = 6 gallons(ii) Without dishwashing machine = 5 gallons(iii) Single service kitchen = 2 gallons(iv) Food waste disposal only = 1 gallon

(C) R = Retention time:(i) With dishwasher = 2.5 hours(ii) Single service = 1.5 hours

(D) S = Storage factor:(i) Fully equipped kitchen, 8 hour operation = 1(ii) Fully equipped kitchen, 16 hour operation = 2(iii) Fully equipped kitchen, 24 hour operation = 3(iv) Single service kitchen = 1.5

Except that the minimum storage capacity shall not be less than one thousand (1,000) gallons and does not need to exceed twothousand (2,000) gallons. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-66; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-67 Sewage lift stations and force mainsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 67. (a) Sewage lift stations:(1) must be protected from damage by a one hundred (100) year flood event; and(2) shall remain fully operational and accessible by maintenance vehicles during a twenty-five (25) year flood event and allweather conditions.(b) Submersible pumps and motors must be designed specifically for raw sewage use. Pumps must be readily removable for



maintenance, repair, or replacement by installation with guide rail systems, breakaway flanges, and lifting chains.(c) Except where grinder or cutter pumps are used, raw sewage pumps shall be capable of passing spheres of at least three (3)

inches in diameter. Effluent pumps may be used in lift stations following septic tanks.(d) At least two (2) pumps shall be provided in each lift station. Pumps shall be of the same capacity. Each shall be capable

of handling at least the expected maximum flow to the lift station.(e) Controls other than float switches shall:(1) be installed outside the lift station;(2) comply with the Indiana Electrical Code (675 IAC 17); and(3) include automatic pump alternators.

Encapsulated mercury float type switches are preferred over other types. Motor controls shall be protected by a conduit seal or otherappropriate measures to exclude moisture from the wet well. Power cords shall meet the requirements of the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration for trailing cables. Ground fault interruption protection shall be used to de-energize the circuit in event of any failureof the cable.

(f) An audio-visual alarm system shall be provided to indicate power failure, pump failure, excessive water level or any causeof pump station malfunction. The alarm shall be:

(1) located in an area where it can be observed twenty-four (24) hours a day; and(2) powered by a circuit separate from the pump circuit.(g) Overflows from lift stations are not permitted.(h) Pump discharge lines shall include suitable shutoff and check valves. Check valves shall be located between the pump and

the shutoff valve and only in the horizontal portion of the line. Check valves should be omitted in discharge lines connectedindividually to pumps where the lines must drain back into the pump station wet well between pumpings.

(i) Force mains should be sized to provide a scouring velocity of at least two (2) feet per second at the design capacity of thepump.

(j) Automatic air relief valves shall be installed at high points in the force main to prevent air locking.(k) Separation distances between sanitary force mains and water lines shall be the same as required for gravity sewers. A ten

(10) foot horizontal separation is required between parallel water lines and force mains, and an eighteen (18) inch vertical separationis required where force mains cross water lines.

(l) Force mains crossing other properties will have to be kept accessible through construction and maintenance easements.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-67; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-68 Septic tanks: general requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 68. (a) Septic tanks shall be:(1) watertight and constructed of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or polypropylene; and(2) protected from corrosion.(b) Cast in place, concrete block, wood, or metal septic tanks are prohibited.(c) Every septic tank shall have a minimum capacity below the water line to provide at least forty-eight (48) hours detention

time.(d) All septic tank effluent including effluent from tanks fitted with aeration units for aerobic digestion shall discharge into

a soil absorption system or other treatment system as approved in accordance with section 49(h) of this rule.(e) Two-compartment tanks shall meet the following requirements:(1) The liquid volume of the first compartment shall be between one-half (1/2) and two-thirds (2/3) of the total tank volume.(2) The divider wall shall be:

(A) monolithically cast in the tank; or(B) permanently secured within the tank body using noncorrosive fasteners or fittings.

(3) The transfer port or ports between the compartments shall consist of two (2) or more openings with a combined area ofat least fifty (50) square inches. A continuous port across the width of the divider wall is also acceptable.



(4) The transfer port or ports shall be located in the middle twenty-five percent (25%) of the liquid depth.(5) An access opening meeting the requirements of section 69(o) of this rule must be provided above each compartment,including a riser meeting the requirements of section 69(p) of this rule, for maintenance pumping above each compartment.(f) When multiple tanks are used in series, no single tank may be less than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons. The larger of the

two (2) tanks must be upstream of the other.(g) When sewage is pumped into a septic tank using a grinder pump:(1) a two-compartment tank must be used with the sewage pumped into the first compartment; or(2) two (2) tanks in series must be used, with the sewage pumped into the first tank.(h) Tanks fitted with aeration units for aerobic digestion shall:(1) conform to NSF/ANSI Standard 40-2010, Residential Wastewater Treatment Systems, for Class I plants or to standardsof an equivalent third party product testing laboratory acceptable to the department that meet or exceed the NSF/ANSIstandards;(2) bear a current registered certification mark;(3) provide a minimum aerobic treatment capacity to properly process the design daily flow;(4) be preceded by a septic tank that meets all of the requirements of this section and sections 69 and 71 of this rule; and(5) discharge into a soil absorption system or other treatment system as approved in accordance with section 49(h) of this rule.(i) Water softener backwash shall be discharged to:(1) the building sewer;(2) a secondary treatment device;(3) the effluent sewer on the downstream side of either the septic tank or the secondary treatment device;(4) the dosing tank serving the soil absorption system; or(5) a separate soil absorption system constructed specifically for the water softener backwash.


410 IAC 6-10.1-69 Septic tanks: construction detailsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 69. (a) The minimum water depth in any compartment shall be thirty (30) inches.(b) The maximum water depth for calculating septic tank capacity shall not exceed six and one-half (6 1/2) feet.(c) The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall extend at least:(1) eight (8) inches below the liquid level; and(2) to the top of the inlet sewer.(d) All new septic tanks must be provided with an outlet filter that meets or exceeds the requirements of section 72 of this rule.(e) Any septic tank not provided with an outlet filter shall be provided with:(1) an outlet baffle or sanitary tee that extends below the liquid level at least ten (10) inches, but not more than forty percent(40%) of the tank liquid depth; and(2) a gas deflection baffle that is:

(A) constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or decay; and(B) configured to deflect rising gas bubbles toward the interior of the tank.

(f) There shall be at least one (1) inch clear space between the underside of the septic tank lid and the top of the inlet and outletbaffles or tees.

(g) Scum storage capacity (space between the liquid level and the top of the outlet baffle or tees) shall be not less than twelveand one-half percent (12.5%) of the liquid depth of the septic tank.

(h) The inlet baffle shall not be more than twelve (12) inches nor less than four (4) inches from the inside of the inlet end ofthe tank. The outlet baffle shall not be more than twelve (12) inches nor less than four (4) inches from the outlet end of the septictank. Baffles shall be constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or decay.

(i) The bottom of the septic tank inlet shall not be less than two (2) inches nor more than four (4) inches above the liquid level.(j) Reinforced concrete septic tanks shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)



pounds per square inch or greater.(k) Concrete septic tank walls shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches or greater in thickness. The design must allow

at least one (1) inch cover over reinforcing steel or welded wire fabric.(l) Concrete septic tank bottoms shall conform to the specifications set forth for septic tank walls.(m) Concrete septic tank tops shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in thickness and reinforced with three-eighths (3/8) inch

reinforcing rods in a twelve (12) inch grid or equivalent.(n) Type III fibers are permitted only as a secondary reinforcing material. Fiber additions will be considered only for the

purpose of resisting temperature and shrinkage efforts, and not as primary reinforcing material.(o) All access openings shall meet the following requirements:(1) At least one (1) opening eighteen (18) inches in minimum dimension per compartment for pumping access.(2) An access opening shall be located over each of the following:

(A) The inlet.(B) The outlet.(C) The sanitary tee or baffle, if present, on the partition or divider wall of a two-compartment septic tank.

(3) All access openings shall be sized and positioned in such a way as to allow for maintenance, cleaning, and servicing ofseptic tanks and outlet filters.(p) All risers shall meet the following requirements:(1) Risers and riser covers shall be made of corrosion resistant materials and withstand design external loads.(2) The lower section of the riser assembly shall be:

(A) cast into the tank lid; or(B) sealed to the top of the tank with butyl sealant meeting ASTM C 990-09 to provide a watertight seal.

(3) All risers shall be fitted with watertight, securely fastened covers.(q) Pipe connectors shall be provided that meet the following requirements:(1) Each pipe penetration shall be sealed with a resilient rubber pipe connector that uses an expansion ring, tension band, ora take-up device for mechanically compressing the resilient portion of the connector against the pipe.(2) All metallic mechanical devices, including expansion rings, tension bands, take-up devices, and screws, shall be constructedof series 300 stainless steel.(3) Connectors shall conform to:



410 IAC 6-10.1-70 Dosing tanksAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 70. (a) Dosing tanks:(1) must be watertight and constructed of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or polypropylene; and(2) shall be protected from corrosion.(b) Cast in place, concrete block, wood, or metal dosing tanks are prohibited.(c) Reinforced concrete dosing tanks shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)

pounds per square inch or greater.(d) Concrete dosing tank walls shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) inches or greater in thickness. The design shall allow

at least one (1) inch cover over reinforcing steel or welded wire fabric.(e) The required liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall not be considered as any portion of the required liquid volume

of the septic tank.(f) The liquid holding capacity of a dosing tank must equal the dose volume required by this rule for each type of soil



absorption system, in addition to the volume of liquid that will drain back from any effluent force main when pumping ceases.Additional capacity must be provided to:

(1) keep the dosing tank effluent pump submerged at all times; and(2) provide sufficient freeboard for a high water alarm.(g) Dosing tanks shall be provided with pipe connectors that meet the following requirements:(1) Each pipe penetration shall be sealed with a flexible, resilient rubber pipe connector that uses an expansion ring, tensionband, or a take-up device for mechanically compressing the resilient portion of the connector against the pipe.(2) All metallic mechanical devices, including expansion rings, tension bands, take-up devices, and screws, shall be constructedof series 300 stainless steel.(3) Conform to:


(h) Each dosing tank shall be fitted with an effluent pump sized in conformance with section 73 and with section 84(b), 86(d),86(q), 90(b), or 90(j) of this rule, whichever is applicable, with controls, and with a high water alarm switch set at a level above thedesign high water mark. The alarm shall:

(1) be on a separate circuit from the effluent pump; and(2) include an audible and visible alarm.(i) Switches that are comparable to mercury float level switches shall be used for dosing tank effluent pump start and stop

controls and for high water alarms. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-70; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-71 Septic tanks and dosing tanks: installation and maintenanceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 71. (a) Septic tanks and dosing tanks shall be installed level on:(1) undisturbed soil;(2) sand;(3) aggregate not larger than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches in diameter; or(4) an engineered base.(b) All drain holes in septic tanks and dosing tanks shall be:(1) fitted with a threaded fitting, cast in place, and plugged with a threaded plug; or(2) plugged with an expandable pipe plug with a wing nut.(c) When the top of the septic tank or dosing tank is installed at or above grade, all access openings shall be fitted with

watertight, securely fastened covers.(d) When the top of the septic tank or dosing tank is installed below grade, risers shall:(1) be installed over access openings used for pumping and for maintenance of the outlet filter in the septic tank;(2) be large enough for access to the tank through the access opening in the top of the septic tank or dosing tank to clean thetanks and to maintain floats, sensors, filters and pumps;(3) have the lower section sealed to the top of the tank with butyl sealant meeting ASTM C 990-09 to provide a watertight seal,if the riser assembly is not cast into the tank lid;(4) have joints between riser sections sealed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions so as to be watertight;(5) extend to or above final grade; and(6) be fitted with a watertight cover securely fastened to the riser.(e) Septic tanks and dosing tanks shall not be installed with the top of the riser below the RFE.(f) All joints in the sewer connecting septic tanks in series or septic tanks to dosing tanks shall be sealed in accordance with

the manufacturer's instructions in order to be watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on them. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-10.1-71; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:



20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-72 Outlet filtersAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 72. (a) An outlet filter shall be installed in the septic tank of new on-site sewage systems and existing on-site sewagesystems requiring a new septic tank.

(b) For on-site sewage systems requiring repair, or soil absorption systems requiring replacement, the department may requirean outlet filter. The outlet filter, if required by the department, must meet the requirements of this section.

(c) Outlet filters shall be located in the outlet end of:(1) a single septic tank when not used in series;(2) the second compartment of two-compartment septic tanks;(3) the last septic tank when two (2) or more tanks are used in series; or(4) a secondary watertight structure located after the last septic tank prior to a dosing tank, distribution box, or secondarytreatment unit.(d) An access opening of eighteen (18) inches in minimum dimension shall be:(1) located over the outlet filter; and(2) provided with a riser to grade that meets the minimum requirements of section 69(o) and 69(p) of this rule.(e) Outlet filters shall:(1) conform to NSF/ANSI Standard 46-2010a, Evaluation of Components and Devices Used in Wastewater TreatmentSystems, maintain a current product listing with an ANSI accredited third-party certifier, and bear a listing mark;(2) be rated by the manufacturer for a daily flow equal to or greater than the liquid capacity of the septic tank;(3) prevent the passage of solids larger than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch;(4) have inlets and outlets of at least four (4) inches in diameter;(5) function without a bypass of unfiltered sewage, sludge, or scum, during normal use;(6) be made of a noncorrosive material designed for use in sewage applications;(7) maintain structural integrity, not tearing or distorting so as to make it inoperable during normal operation, throughout thelife of the device; and(8) have removable outlet filter cartridges.(f) The outlet filter housing shall:(1) connect to the outlet pipe or structure wall with noncorrosive fasteners;(2) extend at least five (5) inches above the liquid level of the tank;(3) be installed so the bottom of the filter inlet extends below the liquid level at least ten (10) inches, but not more than fortypercent (40%) of the septic tank liquid depth;(4) include a gas deflection device that remains in place when the filter cartridge is removed; and(5) be solvent welded to a PVC Schedule 40 outlet pipe that meets the minimum requirements of section 75(a)(1) or 75(a)(2)of this rule, creating a watertight and mechanically sound joint.(g) A filter alarm may be installed in the septic tank to indicate when the outlet filter is in need of service.(h) An outlet filter with cartridge shall remain in service for the life of the septic tank.(i) Outlet filter manufacturers shall provide installation and maintenance instructions with each outlet filter. Outlet filters shall

be:(1) installed according to manufacturer's recommendations;(2) located so they do not interfere with pumping and cleaning of the septic tank; and(3) placed to allow accessibility for routine maintenance without entering the septic tank or outlet structure if separate fromthe septic tank.(j) Outlet filters shall be serviced according to the manufacturer's service recommendations, but no less frequently than each

time the septic tank is cleaned, as follows:(1) The outlet filter shall be:

(A) cleaned and washed so that the filter waste enters the septic tank; or



(B) exchanged with a clean filter.(2) All contaminated effluent filters shall be treated as untreated sewage and handled properly during the cleaning or exchangeprocess.


410 IAC 6-10.1-73 Effluent pumpsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 73. (a) All effluent pumps shall be:(1) submersible pumps suitable for use in a corrosive atmosphere;(2) sized to deliver the total design flow rate while meeting the total dynamic head requirements of the on-site sewage system;(3) connected to pump discharge piping that is adequately secured; and(4) installed in such a manner as to allow for removal without entering the dosing tank or dewatering the dosing tank.(b) Duplex pumps shall be used for flows greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day.(c) Effluent pumps shall be provided with a suitable means of quick, convenient disconnection from the discharge piping, as

follows:(1) Fittings and valves shall be of compatible corrosion resistant material.(2) A quick disconnect coupling, breakaway flange, or similar disconnect device shall be provided for each pump dischargepipe.(3) Quick disconnect couplings and valves shall be readily accessible from the ground surface without entering the dosing tank.(4) Submersible pumps shall be provided with a corrosion resistant lifting apparatus such as a rope or chain to facilitateremoval of the pump. For projects involving flows greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, pumps must bemounted on guide rails manufactured to withstand the corrosive environment of a dosing tank.(d) All floats for pump operation shall be mounted according to manufacturer's specifications using fasteners manufactured

for that purpose.(e) Controls other than liquid level sensors shall not be located within the dosing tank.(f) Junction boxes shall be rated as a NEMA 4X, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, NEMA 250-2008. All

connectors to the junction box shall form a watertight seal:(1) to the junction box; and(2) between connector openings and incoming wires.(g) Any connector not used for wiring shall be fitted with a watertight plug. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-

73; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-74 Distribution box specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 74. (a) Concrete distribution boxes shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive strength of four thousand (4,000)pounds per square inch or greater. Other materials may be considered on a case-by-case basis. All materials must:

(1) be resistant to corrosion and decay; and(2) have sufficient structural strength to contain sewage and resist lateral compressive and bearing loads.(b) The minimum interior dimension of a distribution box shall be twelve (12) inches.(c) The distribution box shall be fitted with a watertight, removable lid for access. The distribution box may be fitted with a

riser to the ground surface. The riser joints and the lid connection to the riser must be watertight.(d) The interior bottom of the distribution box shall be at least four (4) inches below the invert elevation of the effluent ports.

A minimum of eight (8) inches freeboard above the invert elevation of the effluent port shall be provided.(e) The influent port shall be located or baffled to prevent unequal distribution of effluent to the distribution system. If baffles



are provided, the baffles and their mounts or retainers shall:(1) provide a passageway for effluent between the box bottom and the bottom edge of the baffle of not more than two (2)inches; and(2) extend to one (1) inch above the top of the inlet.(f) An elbow or sanitary tee in the vertical position may be used in place of a baffle, as follows:(1) If an elbow is used, the elbow must:

(A) be a ninety (90) degree elbow;(B) be turned down into the distribution box with the end of the elbow not more than two (2) inches above the bottomof the distribution box; and(C) include a weep hole in the upper part of the elbow.

(2) If a sanitary tee is used, the bottom of the sanitary tee must be not more than two (2) inches above the bottom of thedistribution box and the top of the sanitary tee at least one (1) inch below the lid.(g) Each distribution box shall be designed to split the effluent flow equally among the effluent ports. All effluent ports shall

be:(1) at the same elevation;(2) of the same diameter; and(3) located at an elevation at least one (1) inch lower than the influent port.


410 IAC 6-10.1-75 Pipe specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 75. (a) Piping used in a commercial on-site sewage system shall meet or exceed the following applicable standards:(1) Gravity sewer pipe and gravity effluent sewer pipe shall meet the following standards:

(A) For PVC pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 2665-12 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.(ii) ASTM F 891-10 SDR 35 for four (4) inch through eight (8) inch cellular core pipe with minimum pipestiffness of 50 (PS 50).(iii) ASTM D 3034-08 for the following:

(AA) SDR 26 and SDR 35 for four (4) inch through fifteen (15) inch pipe.(BB) SDR 26 with gasketed compression-type joints for special crossings above or below potable waterlines where the vertical clearance of eighteen (18) inches required in section 61(d)(2) of this rule cannotbe met.

(B) For ABS pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 2661-11 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.(ii) ASTM D 2680-01 (Reapproved 2009) for eight (8) inch through fifteen (15) inch pipe.(iii) ASTM D 2751-05 SDR 23.5 or SDR 35 for four (4) inch and six (6) inch pipe only.

(C) ASTM F 480-12, Schedule 40 and 80.(D) Waterworks grade ductile iron pipe with mechanical or tyton joints.

(2) Pressure sewer, effluent force main, manifold, and pressure distribution lateral pipe shall meet the following standards:(A) For PVC pipe, the following:

(i) ASTM D 2241-09 SDR 13.5, SDR 17, SDR 21, or SDR 26.(ii) ASTM D 1785-06 Schedule 40, 80, or 120.

(B) For ABS pipe, the following:(i) ASTM D 1527-99 (Reapproved 2005) Schedule 40, 80, or 120, with solvent weld fittings.(ii) ASTM D 2282-99 (Reapproved 2005) SDR 13.5, SDR 17, SDR 21, or SDR 26.

(b) Gasketed compression-type joints must be used on pressure sewers when they are located ten (10) feet or less from a waterline.



(c) Soil absorption system gravity distribution laterals shall meet one (1) of the following standards:(1) Four (4) inch diameter sewer pipe listed in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2).(2) Four (4) inch diameter PVC pipe meeting ASTM D 2729-11.(3) Four (4) inch diameter smooth interior wall polyethylene pipe meeting ASTM F 810-07 or AASHTO M252-09 Type SP.(d) Gravity distribution laterals shall have two (2) or three (3) rows of holes separated by one hundred twenty (120) degrees

with five-eighths (5/8) inch or three-quarters (3/4) inch hole diameter with holes spaced at five (5) inches or less.(e) Pipe for subsurface drainage systems shall meet the following standards for polyethylene pipe:(1) ASTM F 405-05.(2) ASTM F 667-12.(3) NRCS 606, September 2003.


410 IAC 6-10.1-76 Aggregate specificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 76. (a) Aggregate to be used in soil absorption systems shall be gravel, stone, or other materials listed by the department.Crushed limestone aggregate, if used, shall be rated as forty percent (40%) or less on the Los Angeles abrasion quality requirementof the INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904, Aggregates.

(b) Aggregate:(1) shall be a mixture with no aggregate smaller in size than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter nor any aggregate larger than twoand one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter; and(2) must be larger than the openings in the gravity distribution laterals.(c) Tire chips may be used in place of stone for soil absorption systems on a one-for-one basis, volumetrically. Tire chips used

for soil absorption systems must have a nominal size of two (2) inches with chip dimensions being not less than one-half (1/2) inchand not greater than four (4) inches.

(d) Fines, sand, and clay shall be removed from the aggregate prior to its placement in the trench. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-10.1-76; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.:20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-77 Barrier materialsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 77. (a) The physical characteristics of barrier materials shall have the following minimum average roll values (MARV):(1) A grab tensile strength equal to or greater than eighty (80) pounds in machine direction (MD) and cross-machine direction(CD) in accordance with ASTM D 4632-08.(2) A grab tensile elongation @ break of equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) in MD and CD in accordance with ASTMD 4632-08.(3) A trapezoidal tear strength equal to or greater than thirty (30) pounds in MD and CD in accordance with ASTM D 4533-11.(4) A CBR puncture resistance equal to or greater than one hundred seventy-five (175) pounds in accordance with ASTM D6241-04 (Reapproved 2009).(5) A permittivity of equal to or greater than 0.5 sec in accordance with ASTM D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009).-1

(6) A water flow rate equal to or greater than one hundred fifty (150) gallons per minute per square foot in accordance withASTM D 4355-07.(7) A UV resistance at five hundred (500) hours equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) strength retained in accordancewith ASTM D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009).(8) An apparent opening size (AOS) (U.S. Sieve) equal to or greater than forty (40) and equal to or less than seventy (70) sievein accordance with ASTM D 4751-04.



(b) The chemical characteristics of barrier materials shall be:(1) nonbiodegradable;(2) resistant to acids and alkalies within a pH range of four (4) to ten (10); and(3) resistant to common solvents.


410 IAC 6-10.1-78 Subsurface trench on-site sewage system site suitabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 78. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.

If site conditions are acceptable, subsurface trench soil absorption systems are the systems of choice.(b) All of the following site conditions in this section must be met if subsurface trench on-site sewage systems are to be

constructed:(1) Sufficient area exists on the lot for an appropriately sized subsurface trench on-site sewage system, while meeting the:


(2) The topographic position of the site on which the on-site sewage system is to be built is convex, hill slope, or flat. If surfaceand subsurface drainage can be diverted around the site, a toe slope position can be used.(3) The site has a slope of fifteen percent (15%) or less.(4) Site conditions permit distribution of effluent to each trench of the subsurface soil absorption system so that each trenchcan be loaded with a proportionate volume of effluent.(5) Site conditions permit any seasonal high water table at the site of the proposed subsurface trench soil absorption systemto be lowered to at least thirty-four (34) inches below original grade, in accordance with section 63 of this rule.(6) When there are no horizons from original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below original grade in a soil developed fromWisconsin glacial till that shows effervescence when treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:


(7) When there are no soil horizons at the site from the original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below the original grade with:(A) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(B) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragmentsby volume.

(8) All soil horizons at the site from the original grade to thirty-four (34) inches below the original grade have a soil loadingrate of not less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) and not more than one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallons per day persquare foot as determined from Table V, as follows:

Table V – Soil Loading Rates for Subsurface Trench On-Site Sewage Systems (in gpd/ft )2


SOILTEXTURECLASSES


Strong:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Moderate:

Angular,Sub-

AngularBlocky,

Weak:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic;

FragicCharacteristic

s: VeryCoarse

Prismatic

Structureless, Massive,Friable, V.

Friable

Structureless,

Massive,Compact,Firm, V.

Firm;



Prismatic Platy Platy1 2

Gravel, CoarseSand >1.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ALoamy CoarseSand, MediumSand 1.20 1.20 N/A N/A 1.20 N/A N/A N/AFine Sand,Loamy Sand,Loamy FineSand 0.75 0.60 N/A 0.75 0.75 N/A 0.75 N/AVery Fine Sand,Loamy V. FineSand 0.50 0.50 N/A 0.75 0.60 N/A 0.60 N/ASandy Loam,Coarse SandyLoam N/A 0.75 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00Fine SandyLoam, V. FineSandy Loam N/A 0.75 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00Loam N/A 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00Silt Loam, Silt N/A 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.00Sandy ClayLoam N/A 0.60 0.60 0.50 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.00Silty Clay Loam,Clay Loam,Sandy Clay N/A 0.60 0.60 0.30 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.00Silty Clay, Clay N/A 0.60 0.50 0.30 0.25 N/A 0.25 0.00Organic SoilMaterials N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00 N/ALimnic SoilMaterials N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00Bedrock N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AN/A NOT APPLICABLENaturally occurring platy structure.1

Platy structure caused by mechanical compaction has a soil loading rate of 0.00 gpd/ft unless broken up by methods approved2 2

by the department.

(c) Subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall not be constructed as follows:(1) In areas where surface runoff or subsurface drainage will have an adverse effect on the on-site sewage system, unless thesurface runoff or subsurface drainage can be effectively diverted around the system.(2) With the bottom of any of the trenches below the RFE.(3) In areas subject to ponding.(4) Wholly or partly located in a drainage way.(5) Where compacted soil material is identified in the soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department.




410 IAC 6-10.1-79 Subsurface trench on-site sewage system type selection criteriaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 79. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.(b) A subsurface trench gravity system may be constructed if the:(1) DDF of the project is equal to or greater than four hundred fifty (450) gallons per day;(2) soil loading rate of the site is equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table V in section78(b)(8) of this rule;(3) trench bottoms will be at least thirty (30) inches above any horizon with:




(4) soil absorption system, including either half of a subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed witha total absorption trench length that does not exceed five hundred (500) lineal feet.(c) A subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage system may also be constructed if the:(1) DDF of the proposed on-site sewage system is less than four hundred fifty (450) gallons per day;(2) site has a soil loading rate of equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table V in section78(b)(8) of this rule;(3) trench bottoms will be at least twenty-four (24) inches above any horizon with:




(4) soil absorption system, including either half of a subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed witha total absorption system trench length that does not exceed five hundred (500) lineal feet.(d) A subsurface trench on-site sewage system that utilizes alternating fields or is dosed using pump assisted distribution may

be constructed if the:



(1) soil loading rate of the site is equal to or greater than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot andequal to or less than seventy-five hundredths (0.75) gallons per day per square foot, as determined from Table V in section78(b)(8) of this rule; and(2) trench bottoms will be at least twenty-four (24) inches above any horizon with:

(A) a soil loading rate less than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot;(B) any soil horizon in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows effervescence when treated with a tenpercent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:


(C) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(D) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragmentsby volume.

(e) If any soil absorption system, including either half of an alternating field on-site sewage system, is designed with a totalabsorption trench length greater than five hundred (500) lineal feet, the absorption system shall be dosed using pump assisteddistribution.

(f) If any soil horizon within twenty-four (24) inches of the proposed trench bottom has a soil loading rate of one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallons per day per square foot as determined from Table V in section 78(b)(8) of this rule, the on-site sewagesystem shall utilize pressure distribution. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-79; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-80 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage system site suitabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 80. (a) On-site sewage system feasibility, location, selection, and design shall be based on the:(1) site evaluation;(2) information obtained from the on-site soils evaluation; and(3) DDF.(b) Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems may be constructed if the following site conditions are met:(1) Sufficient area exists on the lot for an appropriately sized elevated sand mound on-site sewage system, while meeting the:


(2) The topographic position of the site on which the elevated sand mound on-site sewage system is to be built is convex, hillslope, or flat. If surface and subsurface drainage can be diverted around the site, a toe slope position can be utilized.(3) The site on which the elevated sand mound on-site sewage system is to be built has a slope of six percent (6%) or less.(4) Site conditions permit any seasonal high water table at the site of the proposed elevated sand mound on-site sewage systemto be lowered to at least twenty (20) inches below original grade, in accordance with section 63 of this rule.(5) When no soil horizon from the ground surface to twenty (20) inches below the ground surface in a soil developed fromWisconsin glacial till shows effervescence when treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid solution, unless:


(6) When there are no soil horizons from the ground surface to twenty (20) inches below the ground surface with:(A) less than twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than thirty-five percent (35%) coarse fragments byvolume; or(B) greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) clay by volume and greater than sixty percent (60%) coarse fragments



by volume.(7) All soil horizons from the original grade to twenty (20) inches below the original grade have a soil loading rate of not lessthan twenty-five hundredths (0.25) gallons per day per square foot and not more than one and twenty-hundredths (1.20) gallonsper day per square foot as determined from Table VI as follows:

Table VI - Soil Loading Rates for Elevated Sand Mound On-Site Sewage Systems (in gpd/ft )2


SOILTEXTURECLASSES


Strong:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Moderate:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky,

Prismatic

Weak:Angular,

Sub-AngularBlocky;

Prismatic;Platy1

FragicCharacteristi

cs: VeryCoarse

Prismatic

Structureless, Massive,Friable, V.

Friable

Structureless, Massive,Compact,Firm, V.

Firm; Platy2

Gravel, CoarseSand >1.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ALoamy CoarseSand, MediumSand 1.20 1.20 N/A N/A 1.20 N/A N/A N/AFine Sand,Loamy Sand,Loamy FineSand 0.60 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 N/A 0.60 N/AVery FineSand, LoamyV. Fine Sand 0.50 0.50 N/A 0.50 0.50 N/A 0.50 N/ASandy Loam,Coarse SandyLoam N/A 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00Fine SandyLoam, V. FineSandy Loam N/A 0.60 N/A 0.60 0.60 0.00 0.60 0.00Loam N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00Silt Loam, Silt N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00Sandy ClayLoam N/A 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00Silty ClayLoam, ClayLoam, SandyClay N/A 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.25 0.00Silty Clay, Clay N/A 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 N/A 0.25 0.00Organic SoilMaterials N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00 N/ALimnic SoilMaterials N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00Bedrock N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AN/A NOT APPLICABLENaturally occurring platy structure.1

Platy structure caused by compaction has a soil loading rate of 0.00 gpd/ft unless broken up by methods approved by the2 2

department.



(c) Elevated sand mound soil absorption systems shall not be constructed as follows:(1) In areas where surface runoff or subsurface drainage will have an adverse effect on the on-site sewage system, unless thesurface runoff or subsurface drainage can be effectively diverted around the system.(2) Where the original grade is below the RFE.(3) In areas subject to ponding.(4) Wholly or partly located in a drainage way.(5) Where compacted soil material is identified in the soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department.


410 IAC 6-10.1-81 Table for on-site sewage system selectionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 81. On-site sewage system selection may be summarized in Table VII as follows:

Table VII - Table for On-Site Sewage System Selection Based on Requirements of 410 IAC 6-10.1

Site Requirements

Subsurface Trench On-Site Sewage Systems Elevated SandMound On-SiteSewage Systems

(Sec. 80)Gravity Flow1

(Sec. 78, 79)

Flood Dosing orAlt. Fields1

(Sec. 78, 79)Flood Dosing1

(Sec. 78, 79)Pressure Dist.(Sec. 78, 79)

Slope # 15% # 15% #15% #15% # 6%

Design Daily Flow $ 450 < 450 Any Any Any Any

Acceptable Loading Rate Rangefor Determining System Size

$ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.25

# 0.75 # 0.75 # 0.75 # 0.75 # 1.20 # 1.20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate< 0.25 gpd/ft2

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate> 1.20 gpd/ft2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toLayer with a Soil Loading Rate= 1.20 gpd/ft2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24Press. Dist.required forSLR = 1.20

$ 0

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toa Soil Horizon Developed fromWisconsin Glacial Till ThatShows Effervescence3

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toSoil Horizon with < 20% Clayand > 35% Coarse Fragments byVolume

$ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Distance from Trench Bottom $ 30 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20



(Ground Surface for Mounds) toSoil Horizon with > 20% Clayand > 60% Coarse Fragments byVolume

Distance from Trench Bottom(Ground Surface for Mounds) toSeasonal High Water Table2

$ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 24 $ 20

Total Lineal Feet of Trench# 500 # 500

# 500 for Alt.Fields

Any Any N/A

These conditions are also suitable for subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems.1

For subsurface trench systems, if the distance from trench bottom to seasonal high water table is less than twenty-four (24)2

inches, drainage must be installed in accordance with section 63 of this rule. For elevated sand mound systems, if the depth ofthe seasonal high water table is less than twenty (20) inches below the ground surface, drainage must be installed in accordancewith section 59 of this rule.

See Sections 62(a)(2)(E), 78(b)(6), 79(b)(3)(B), 79(c)(3)(B), 79(d)(2)(B) and 80(b)(5).3

This chart does not include considerations such as the specific landscape features that must be met, the size of the soilabsorption system, the size of the area necessary for construction of the soil absorption system on the contour with necessarysetback and separation distances, dispersal area, the diversion of surface drainage, the feasibility of subsurface drainage, theability to obtain easements, etc.

This chart does not take into consideration the necessity to pump the effluent to overcome differences in elevation (when asubsurface trench gravity system might otherwise be constructed).

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-81; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; errata filed Dec12, 2012, 2:16 p.m.: 20121226-IR-410120157ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-82 Subsurface trench on-site sewage systems: general design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 82. (a) The minimum absorption area (in square feet) required for each subsurface trench soil absorption system shall bebased on the following:

(1) The DDF.(2) The appropriate soil loading rate (in gallons per day per square foot) determined from Table V in section 78(b)(8) of thisrule. The soil loading rate used for this computation shall be the soil loading rate of the most restrictive horizon in the firsttwenty-four (24) inches below the trench bottom.(3) The absorption area shall be computed using the following formula:

Area =DDF

Soil loading rate in gpd/sq. ft.

(b) Subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall be as long and narrow as the site permits while not exceeding maximumtrench length.

(c) All subsurface trench on-site sewage systems shall be located in accordance with the separation distances shown in TableII in section 61(a) of this rule.

(d) Special caution shall be taken to prevent wheeled and tracked vehicles from compacting the area selected for placementof the soil absorption system before, during, and after construction of the trenches, especially during wet weather. Alteration of soilstructure by movement of vehicles may be grounds for rejection of the site or the soil absorption system, or both.

(e) Subsurface soil absorption systems shall not be constructed during periods of wet weather when the soil is sufficiently wetat the depth of installation to exceed its plastic limit, as follows:

(1) This applies to soils classified as the following:(A) Sandy loam.(B) Silt loam.



(C) Loam.(D) Clay loam.(E) Silty clay loam.(F) Sandy clay.(G) Silty clay.(H) Clay.

(2) Sufficient samples shall be evaluated throughout the soil absorption system site, from the soil surface to the proposed depthof the soil absorption system trench bottoms, to assure that the plastic limit of the soil is not exceeded.(3) The plastic limit of a soil shall be considered to have been exceeded when the soil can be rolled between the palms of thehands to produce threads one-eighth (1/8) inch in diameter without breaking apart and crumbling.(f) Vegetation at the soil absorption system site that would interfere with the soils evaluation, system layout, or system

construction shall be cut and removed prior to installation without causing compacted soil material.(g) If trees are present within the proposed soil absorption system:(1) soil absorption trenches may be routed around trees provided the trenches follow the contour of the site; or(2) tree stumps and root balls may be removed provided the resulting excavation will not exceed the permit requirements forwidth and depth of the soil absorption trench.(h) Excessive smearing of the usable absorption trench sidewalls or bottom during construction may:(1) result in irreversible damage to the soil infiltrative surface; and(2) be grounds for rejection of the site or the on-site sewage system, or both.(i) The commercial sewer shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter. Four (4) inch sewers shall be installed with a

positive slope of:(1) not less than four (4) inches in twenty-five (25) feet; and(2) not more than thirty-six (36) inches in twenty-five (25) feet.(j) A six (6) inch commercial sewer, if utilized, shall be installed with a positive slope of:(1) not less than two (2) inches in twenty-five (25) feet; and(2) not more than thirty-six (36) inches in twenty-five (25) feet.(k) A vertical drop may be installed in a commercial sewer. Each vertical drop shall have a cleanout located immediately

upslope.(l) Effluent sewers shall meet the following requirements:(1) Effluent sewers shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter.(2) Effluent sewer pipe shall have a positive grade of at least two and four-tenths (2.4) inches per one hundred (100) feet ora grade of two-tenths percent (0.2%).(m) All sewer and effluent sewer joints shall be sealed according to the manufacturer's recommendations in order to be

watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on them.(n) The absorption trenches of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be constructed along the contour.(o) The minimum depth from original grade to the bottom of a trench of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall not

be less than ten (10) inches, and the maximum depth from final grade to the bottom of a trench of a subsurface trench soil absorptionsystem shall not be more than thirty-six (36) inches.

(p) All subsurface trench soil absorption systems shall be designed to utilize trenches with a minimum width of eighteen (18)inches and a maximum trench width of thirty-six (36) inches.

(q) There shall be a minimum separation of seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet, on center, between soil absorption system trenches,measured perpendicular to the trenches.

(r) No single absorption trench in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall exceed one hundred (100) feet in length,except for subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems.

(s) Each trench and distribution lateral in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be uniformly level throughout itslength and width.

(t) The distal ends of distribution laterals and trenches shall not be tied together.(u) The distal end of each distribution lateral shall be capped, with the cap joint sealed according to the manufacturer's

recommendations in order to be watertight and to withstand the pressures exerted on it.(v) Perforated pipe distribution laterals in the absorption trench of a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be



completely surrounded by aggregate that meets the specifications in section 76 of this rule. There shall be at least six (6) inches ofaggregate below the pipe.

(w) The minimum depth of aggregate above the distribution laterals shall be:(1) two (2) inches throughout the entire length and width of trenches having a depth of twelve (12) inches or greater; or(2) two (2) inches above the distribution lateral for the entire length of trenches having a depth of ten (10) inches to twelve(12) inches.(x) The aggregate used in a subsurface trench soil absorption system shall be covered with a geotextile fabric barrier in such

a manner as to prevent the aggregate from becoming clogged with the earth fill. The barrier material shall:(1) meet the minimum requirements in section 77 of this rule;(2) be placed on the aggregate to prevent soil particle movement into the aggregate; and(3) cover the aggregate from side to side and from end to end.(y) A minimum of twelve (12) inches of cover shall be provided over the aggregate in the trenches, and any fill required to

provide cover shall be crowned over the entire soil absorption system to promote surface runoff.(z) Tire chips, if used for aggregate, will have protruding wires and shall be removed from the ground surface during site

cleanup. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-82; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; erratafiled Dec 12, 2012, 2:16 p.m.: 20121226-IR-410120157ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-83 Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 83. (a) Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) section 82 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) A distribution box or series of distribution boxes shall be installed between the septic tank and the subsurface soil

absorption system, and each absorption system trench shall be connected directly to a distribution box using an effluent sewer.(c) Distribution boxes shall be installed level on either undisturbed soil, sand, sand mix, aggregate not larger than one-half (1/2)

inch in diameter, or engineered base, and the outlets shall be checked to assure that they are at a uniform elevation.(d) Effluent sewer pipe in a subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage system shall meet the following requirements:(1) For installation prior to a distribution box, effluent sewer pipe shall be bedded according to manufacturer requirements andbackfilled with debris-free soil material or aggregate without damaging the pipe.(2) For installation after a distribution box, effluent sewer pipe shall be stabilized, bedded, and backfilled without damagingthe pipe with debris-free soil material to prevent the movement of effluent along the outside of the pipe.(e) The invert elevation of the end of each effluent sewer pipe connected to a distribution box shall be at the same elevation

so that each gravity distribution lateral receives an equal volume of effluent.(f) Each effluent sewer from an outlet of a distribution box that directly serves a trench shall extend into the aggregate in the

trench.(g) All soil absorption system gravity distribution laterals shall have an internal diameter of four (4) inches.(h) Gravity distribution laterals in the aggregate trenches shall be installed level along their length:(1) for two (2) hole gravity distribution laterals, the laterals shall be placed in the aggregate with the rows of holes located atone hundred twenty (120) and two hundred forty (240) degrees from vertical (rows of holes at four (4) o'clock and eight (8)o'clock); and(2) for three (3) hole gravity distribution laterals, the laterals shall be placed in the aggregate with the rows of holes locatedat one hundred twenty (120), two hundred forty (240), and three hundred sixty (360) degrees from vertical (rows of holes atfour (4) o'clock, eight (8) o'clock, and twelve (12) o'clock).(i) In order to provide equal flow distribution in gravity feed subsurface soil absorption systems, each absorption field trench

must be individually connected to a distribution box. The distribution box shall be at least five (5) feet from the proximal end of eachsoil absorption field trench and shall be connected to the absorption field trench by unperforated pipe that is laid with a gravel freebackfill to the point where the unperforated pipe enters the aggregate in the trench. All absorption trenches served by a common



distribution box must be constructed so that each trench served by the distribution box is loaded with an equal volume of effluent.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-83; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filedSep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-84 Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 84. (a) Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) sections 82 and 83 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) When a subsurface trench flood dosed soil absorption system is used, the dosing effluent pump shall be sized, and its

controls set to deliver the DDF to the soil absorption field in each dose. Effluent pump selection shall be based on manufacturer'spump curves for the required discharge rate from Table VIII, as follows, at the total head imposed on the pump:

Table VIII - Required Effluent Pump Discharge Rates for Subsurface Trench Flood Dosed On-Site Sewage Systems

Design Daily Flow Discharge Rate in Gallons per Minute

150-299 30-35

300-449 30-35

450-599 30-45

600-749 30-60

750-899 38-75

900+ 45-90

(c) The total head for a subsurface trench flood dosed soil absorption system shall be the elevation difference between theeffluent pump off and the highest point in the force main or the outlet of the effluent force main in the distribution box, whicheveris the highest elevation, in addition to the friction loss in the effluent force main expressed in feet.

(d) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table IX, as follows, and designedso that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line:

Table IX - Frost Penetrations in Indiana (in inches)Adams 60 Franklin 48 Lawrence 48 Rush 54Allen 60 Fulton 60 Madison 60 St. Joseph 60Bartholomew 48 Gibson 42 Marion 54 Scott 36Benton 60 Grant 54 Marshall 60 Shelby 54Blackford 60 Greene 54 Martin 48 Spencer 36Boone 54 Hamilton 54 Miami 60 Starke 60Brown 48 Hancock 54 Monroe 48 Steuben 60Carroll 60 Harrison 36 Montgomery 60 Sullivan 54Cass 60 Hendricks 54 Morgan 48 Switzerland 42Clark 36 Henry 54 Newton 60 Tippecanoe 60Clay 54 Howard 60 Noble 60 Tipton 60Clinton 54 Huntington 60 Ohio 42 Union 48Crawford 36 Jackson 48 Orange 42 Vanderburgh 36Daviess 48 Jasper 60 Owen 54 Vermillion 60Dearborn 48 Jay 60 Parke 60 Vigo 60Decatur 48 Jefferson 42 Perry 36 Wabash 60Dekalb 60 Jennings 48 Pike 42 Warren 60Delaware 60 Johnson 54 Porter 60 Warrick 36Dubois 42 Knox 48 Posey 42 Washington 36Elkhart 60 Kosciusko 60 Pulaski 60 Wayne 54Fayette 54 LaGrange 60 Putnam 54 Wells 60



Floyd 36 Lake 60 Randolph 54 White 60Fountain 60 LaPorte 60 Ripley 48 Whitley 60

(e) In addition to the liquid holding capacity of a dosing tank stated in section 70(f) of this rule the following shall apply:(1) If the effluent force main drains to the soil absorption system, or if it does not drain between doses, the dose volume shallbe the DDF.(2) If the effluent force main drains back to the dosing tank, the dose volume shall be the DDF plus the volume contained inthe effluent force main.(f) The distal end of the effluent force main in the distribution box must be fitted with an elbow turned down, or a sanitary tee,

or else the distribution box must be baffled.(g) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one (1) inch. The maximum inside diameter of the effluent

force main shall be four (4) inches.(h) Tables X and XI, as follows, shall be used in determining friction losses in the effluent force mains and manifold when

plastic pipe is used:Table X - Friction Losses in Plastic Pipe (per 100 feet of pipe)

Pipe Diameter, Flow (gpm), Velocity (v)2, and Friction Loss Head (Hf)1Flow(gpm)

1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" 4"

f f f f f f fQ v H v H v H v H v H v H v H1 0.37 0.112 0.74 0.38 0.43 0.103 1.11 0.78 0.64 0.21 0.47 0.104 1.49 1.31 0.86 0.35 0.63 0.165 1.86 1.92 1.07 0.52 0.79 0.246 2.23 2.70 1.29 0.71 0.95 0.33 0.57 0.108 2.97 4.59 1.72 1.19 1.26 0.56 0.77 0.17

10 3.71 6.90 2.15 1.78 1.58 0.83 0.96 0.25 0.67 0.1115 5.57 14.7 3.22 3.76 2.37 1.74 1.43 0.52 1.01 0.2220 7.43 25.2 4.29 6.42 3.16 2.96 1.91 .87 1.34 0.37 0.87 0.1325 9.28 38.6 5.37 9.74 3.94 4.46 2.39 1.29 1.68 0.54 1.09 0.1930 6.44 13.6 4.73 6.27 2.87 1.81 2.01 0.76 1.30 0.2635 7.51 18.2 5.52 8.40 3.35 2.42 2.35 1.01 1.52 0.35 0.88 0.1040 8.59 23.6 6.30 10.7 3.83 3.12 2.68 1.28 1.74 0.44 1.01 0.1245 7.09 13.5 4.30 3.85 3.02 1.54 1.95 0.55 1.13 0.1550 7.88 16.5 4.78 4.68 3.35 1.93 2.17 0.67 1.26 0.1860 9.47 23.6 5.74 6.62 4.02 2.72 2.60 0.94 1.51 0.2570 6.70 8.86 4.69 3.67 3.04 1.25 1.76 0.3380 7.65 11.5 5.36 4.69 3.47 1.59 2.02 0.4290 8.60 14.3 6.03 5.83 3.91 1.99 2.27 0.52

100 6.70 7.13 4.34 2.42 2.52 0.63125 8.38 10.9 5.43 3.72 3.15 0.96150 6.51 5.16 3.78 1.34175 7.60 6.90 4.41 1.79200 8.68 8.93 5.04 2.27225 5.67 2.84250 6.30 3.37275 6.93 4.13300 7.56 4.87325 8.19 5.70 This figure is based on flows for PVC Schedule 40 pipe (flow coefficient: C-150). Other values for friction loss may be used1

if documentation from the pipe manufacturer is provided with the plan submittal. Calculations using the Hazen-Williams



equation may be used if provided with the plan submittal. Flow velocity must be at least 2 fps; flow velocities above 5 fps should be avoided.2

Table XI - Plastic Pipe Fittings: Friction Loss - Equivalent Length of Straight Pipe (ft.)*

Fitting: 1" 1 ¼" 1 ½" 2" 2 ½" 3" 4"

90E elbow, standard sharp, inside radius 5.3 6.7 7.5 8.6 9.3 11.1 13.1

90E elbow, long sweep radius 2.5 3.8 4.0 5.7 6.9 7.9 12.0

45E elbow, standard 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.6 3.1 4.0 5.1

Tee Flow (run flow) 1.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 5.1 6.2 8.3

Tee Flow (branch flow) 6.0 7.0 8.0 12.0 15.0 16.0 22.0

Gate Valve 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.6 2.0 3.0

Male/Female adapter 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 9.0

*Assigned values. Other values for friction loss may be used if documentation from the pipe manufacturer is provided with theplan submittal.


410 IAC 6-10.1-85 Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 85. (a) Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) sections 82 and 83 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) Each side of the soil absorption system shall contain the total square footage of soil absorption area calculated from section

82(a) of this rule.(c) A diversion valve shall be installed between the septic tank and the distribution boxes. An access riser, extending to the

ground surface, shall be installed over the diversion valve. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-85; filed Oct 19, 2012,2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-86 Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirementsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 86. (a) Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the requirements of:(1) section 82 of this rule; and(2) this section.(b) Each pipe connected to an outlet in the manifold of a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system shall be

counted as a separate distribution lateral.(c) An inline residual pressure of two and five-tenths (2.5) to three (3) feet of head shall be maintained in the pressure

distribution lateral at the highest elevation in the soil absorption system during pumping.(d) The effluent pump shall be sized and its controls set as follows:(1) When a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system is designed using a soil loading rate of less than one andtwo-tenths (1.2) gallons per day per square foot, the pump shall deliver the DDF to the soil absorption field in each dose.(2) When a subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system is designed using a soil loading rate of one and two-tenths(1.2) gallons per day per square foot, the pump shall deliver four (4) doses each day, each dose being approximately one-fourth(1/4) of the DDF.(e) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table IX in section 84(d) of this

rule and designed so that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line.(f) The liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall be determined as follows:



(1) If the effluent force main drains to the subsurface pressure distribution on-site sewage system, or if it does not drainbetween doses, the dosing tank volume shall be the dose calculated using subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), whichever is applicable.(2) If the effluent force main drains back to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be the dose calculated usingsubsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), whichever is applicable, plus the volume contained in the effluent force main.(3) Additional dosing tank capacity must be provided to:


(g) For installation for a subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage system, the effluent force main shall bestabilized and backfilled without damaging the pipe with debris-free soil material to prevent the movement of effluent along theoutside of the pipe.

(h) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) inches. The maximum insidediameter of the effluent force main shall be four (4) inches.

(i) Tables X and XI in section 84(h) of this rule shall be used in determining friction losses in the effluent force mains andmanifold when plastic pipe is used.

(j) The minimum inside diameter of the manifold shall be one (1) inch. The maximum inside diameter of the manifold shallbe six (6) inches. The manifold pipe diameter shall be determined from Table XII as follows:

(k) The minimum inside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals from the manifold shall be one (1) inch. The maximuminside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals shall be three (3) inches.

(l) Table XIII, as follows, may be used to calculate pipe volumes:

Table XIII - Pipe Volume for Various Diameter Pipes (gal/ft)

Pipe Diameter (in) 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 2* 3* 4*

Volume (gal/ft) .045 .078 .106 .174 .384 .650



*These diameters and pipe volumes are for calculating the total volume of the effluent force main. They are not used forcalculating volumes of pressure distribution laterals.

(m) The pressure distribution laterals shall have one (1) row of holes spaced in accordance with Table XIV, as follows:

Table XIV - Soil Loading Rates Versus Pressure Distribution Lateral Hole Spacing for Subsurface Trench PressureDistribution Systems

Soil Loading Rates: Gallons per Day per Square Foot Lateral Hole Spacing Feet Between Holes

1.2 3

0.75 3 to 5

0.5 and 0.6 3 to 6

0.25 and 0.3 3 to 7

(n) The holes in the pressure distribution laterals shall be placed in the trenches facing down, and all burrs shall be removedfrom the edges of the holes.

(o) The hole size in the pressure distribution laterals shall be one-fourth (1/4) inch.(p) The perforation discharge rate shall be determined in accordance with the formula used to compute the flow from a hole

in the pressure distribution lateral at inline head as follows:

Where: Q = the volume of the flow from the hole.

d = the diameter of the hole in the pipe.

H = the inline head at the hole.

Table XV, as follows, gives the discharge rates at varying heads that would be obtained using the formula above in which "d"equals one-fourth (1/4) inch diameter holes:

Table XV - Perforation Discharge Rates in GPM at Varying Inline Heads for 1/4 Inch Diameter Hole Size

Inline Head (feet) Perforation Discharge Rate (gallons per minute)

2.5 1.17

3.0 1.28

3.5 1.38

4.0 1.47

4.5 1.56

5.0 1.65

5.5 1.73

(q) Effluent pump selection for soil absorption systems using pressure distribution shall be based on the manufacturer's pumpcurves for the required pump discharge rate at the total head imposed on the pump. The pump discharge rate for level on-site sewagesystems is calculated by using the following formula:

Pump discharge rate = Perforation discharge rate × total number of perforations

To obtain the pump discharge rate required for sloping sites, the rate must be calculated individually for each pressuredistribution lateral using the pump discharge rate formula based on the pressure on that line, and the sum of the calculateddischarge rates determined for each individual line.

(r) The end of each pressure distribution lateral shall be capped, and a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole shall be drilled in the upperhalf of the end cap.

(s) All joints, including the end cap, shall withstand the pressures exerted on them. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-10.1-86; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-



410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-87 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of the aggregate bedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 87. (a) The size of the aggregate bed shall be determined from the following:(1) The minimum area of the aggregate bed shall be calculated as:

minimum aggregate bed area (ft ) (AB) =2 DDF (gpd)

1.2 gpd/ft2

(2) The dimensions of the aggregate bed shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, while not exceeding the maximum bedwidth calculated in subdivision (3)(A).(3) The maximum width of the aggregate bed shall meet the following requirements:

W(A) The maximum aggregate bed width (ft.)(AB ) = 0.83 ft /gpd2

where 0.83 is a conversion factor (ft /gpd) DDF (gpd) n2

SLR is soil loading rate, and # 1500 3

where: DDF is design daily flow, and 1501-3000 4

n is determined by the DDF in this chart 3001-4000 5

This number may be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(B) For on-site sewage systems with a DDF of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day or less, the width of theaggregate bed shall be at least four (4) feet and not greater than ten (10) feet. The aggregate bed width shall not exceedthe maximum bed width calculated in clause (A).(C) For on-site sewage systems with a DDF of greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, the followingapply:

(i) If the soil loading rate is fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot (gpd/ft ) or less, the width of2

the aggregate bed shall be not greater than fifteen (15) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum bed widthcalculated in clause (A).(ii) If the soil loading rate is greater than fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot (gpd/ft ), the2

width of the aggregate bed shall be not greater than twenty (20) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum bed widthcalculated in clause (A).

(4) The minimum length of the aggregate bed shall be calculated as:

LMinimum length of the aggregate bed (AB ) =Minimum aggregate bed area (AB)

WMaximum aggregate bed width (AB )

(5) The depth of the aggregate bed shall be at least the sum of:(A) at least six (6) inches of aggregate below the pressure distribution lateral;(B) the outside diameter of the pressure distribution lateral; and(C) at least two (2) inches of aggregate above the pressure distribution lateral.

(b) The aggregate bed shall be installed on the INDOT Specification 23 sand in the basal area, as listed in Table XVI in section88(j) of this rule.

(c) The location of the aggregate bed shall be:(1) for sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, with its length positioned along the long axis in the center of thebasal area; and(2) for sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), with its lengthpositioned along the long axis at the upslope side of the basal area.(d) The design of the aggregate bed shall comply with the following:(1) The long axis of the aggregate bed shall be constructed along the contours of the absorption system site.(2) The bottom of the aggregate bed shall be level along its length and width.



(3) Aggregate used in the aggregate bed shall comply with the requirements of section 76 of this rule.(4) If more than one (1) aggregate bed is constructed, each of the aggregate beds shall be equal in area.(5) A one (1) foot wide border of INDOT Specification 23 sand, level with the top of the aggregate bed, shall surround theaggregate bed.Figure 1, as follows, presents a visual depiction of the location of the aggregate bed within the basal area:

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-87; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; errata filed Apr23, 2013, 11:44 a.m.: 20130508-IR-410130165ACA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-88 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of basal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 88. (a) The dimensions of the basal area shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, in compliance with therequirements of subsection (c).

(b) Numerical dimensions provided in this section for basal area and elevated sand mound size are rounded up to the nearestwhole number.

(c) The size of the basal area shall be determined from the following:(1) The minimum size of the basal area shall be calculated as:

Minimum basal area (ft )(BA) =2 DDF (gpd)

soil loading rate (SLR)

using the soil loading rates from Table VI in section 80(b)(7) of this rule. The soil loading rate used for this computation shallbe the soil loading rate of the most restrictive horizon in the first twenty (20) inches below the ground surface.

L L(2) The minimum length for the basal area (BA ) shall equal the length of the aggregate bed (AB ).



W(3) The minimum width of the basal area (BA ) shall be calculated as the greater of:

(A) Minimum basal area width =minimum basal area (ft. ) (BA)2

; orLlength of aggregate bed (ft) (AB )

W(B) Slope Minimum Basal Area Width (BA )0% # slope # 1/2% Aggregate bed width + 14 ft.1/2% < slope # 6% Aggregate bed width + 9 ft.

(C) The dimensions determined from clause (A) or (B) for the INDOT Specification 23 sand shall maintain aminimum sideslope grade of three-to-one (3:1).

(d) The location of the basal area within the elevated sand mound shall be:(1) on sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, the area under the aggregate bed and extending an equal distancefrom each side along the length of the aggregate bed; and(2) on sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), the area under theaggregate bed and extending directly downslope from the aggregate bed.(e) The design of the basal area shall be for:(1) sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less; or(2) sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%).(f) The basal area shall be constructed on the tilled surface of the soil absorption system site in accordance with the provisions

of section 94 of this rule.(g) The long axis of the basal area and elevated sand mound shall be constructed along the contour of the soil absorption system

site.(h) The minimum depth of the INDOT Specification 23 sand under the aggregate bed shall be twelve (12) inches.(i) The INDOT Specification 23 sand shall have a minimum final grade on all sides of three-to-one (3:1).(j) The INDOT Specification 23 sand used in the elevated sand mound shall meet the following standard:

Table XVI - INDOT Specification 23 Sand*

Sieve Sizes Percent (%) Passing Sieve (by Weight)

3/8 in (9.50 mm) 100

No. 4 (4.75 mm) 95 – 100

No. 8 (2.36 mm) 80 – 100

No. 16 (1.18 mm) 50 – 85

No. 30 (600 ìm) 25 – 60

No. 50 (300 ìm) 5 – 30

No. 100 (150 ìm) 0 – 10

No. 200 (75 ìm) 0 – 3

*The sand shall not have more than forty-five percent (45%) retained between any two (2) consecutive sieves.

(k) Figure 1 in section 87(d) of this rule presents a visual depiction of the location of the basal area within the elevated sandmound. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-88; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readoptedfiled Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-89 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: dimensions of the elevated sand moundAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 89. (a) Numerical dimensions for the soil material cover from the edge of the basal area to the edge of the elevated sandmound are based on a final grade of three-to-one (3:1) (on level sites). The plan views and numerical dimensions are for a simpleslope (a slope that forms a plane). Elevated sand mounds sited on complex slopes are more difficult to design and construct oncontour.



(b) The minimum length of an elevated sand mound shall be the sum of the following:

L(1) The length of the aggregate bed (AB ).(2) Plus fourteen (14) feet, representing the two sideslopes of INDOT Specification 23 sand at both ends of the aggregate bed(including the one (1) foot level borders). A minimum endslope grade of three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the INDOTSpecification 23 sand.(3) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover at both ends of the aggregate bed. A minimum endslope grade of three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the soil cover material.(c) The minimum width of the elevated sand mound shall be determined from the following:(1) On sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less, the minimum width of an elevated sand mound is the sum of thefollowing:

W(A) The basal area width (BA ) as determined in section 88(c)(3) of this rule.(B) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover on both sides of the aggregate bed.

(2) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), the minimum widthof an elevated sand mound shall be the sum of the following:

W(A) The basal area width (BA ) as determined in section 88(c)(3) of this rule.(B) Plus seven (7) feet, representing the sideslope of INDOT Specification 23 sand on the upslope side of the aggregatebed (including the one (1) foot level border), and shall maintain a minimum sideslope grade of three-to-one (3:1).(C) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil material cover on both sides of the aggregate bed. A minimum sideslope gradeof three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the soil cover material.


410 IAC 6-10.1-90 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: pressure distribution networkAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 90. (a) The effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as listed in Table IX in section 84(d)of this rule, and designed so that no effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the frost line.

(b) The effluent pump shall be sized, and its controls set, to deliver approximately one-fourth (1/4) of the DDF per dose.(c) The liquid holding capacity of the dosing tank shall be determined as follows:(1) If the effluent force main and manifold do not drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be one-fourth (1/4)of the DDF.(2) If the effluent force main and manifold drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be one-fourth (1/4) of theDDF plus the volume of the effluent force main.(3) Additional dosing tank capacity must be provided to:


(d) The minimum inside diameter of the effluent force main shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) inches. The maximum insidediameter of the effluent force main shall be four (4) inches.

(e) Tables X and XI in section 84(h) of this rule, or equivalent tables provided by the pipe manufacturer, shall be used indetermining friction losses in the effluent force main and manifold when plastic pipe is used. The Hazen-Williams equation may alsobe used to determine friction loss in the effluent force main and manifold.

(f) The design of the pressure distribution network shall meet the following requirements:(1) The effluent force main shall approach the elevated sand mound as follows:

(A) On sites with slopes of one-half percent (1/2%) or less, from either end.(B) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), from the upslopeside. If approach from the upslope side of the elevated sand mound is not possible due to site limitations, the effluentforce main may approach from either end.

(2) The design (location) of the effluent force main shall provide for minimal disturbance of the basal area during installation.(g) Manifolds shall be installed between the effluent force main and the pressure distribution laterals as follows:



(1) The manifold shall be located in the aggregate bed.(2) The manifold pipe shall:

(A) for on-site sewage systems with a DDF of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day or less, have a diameter of two(2) inches; or(B) for on-site sewage systems with a DDF of greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day, have the samediameter as the effluent force main or a diameter of two (2) inches, whichever is greater, but no greater than four (4)inches.

(h) The pressure distribution laterals shall meet the following requirements:(1) Each pressure distribution lateral shall connect directly to the manifold.

Lat L(2) The length of each lateral shall be calculated as: Lateral length (L ) = (AB - 3)/2(3) No single pressure distribution lateral (from the manifold to the end cap) shall exceed fifty-five (55) feet in length.(4) The diameter of the pressure distribution laterals shall be determined from Table XVII, as follows:

Table XVII - Pressure Distribution Lateral Diameter for Elevated Sand Mounds*

Lateral Length, L (ft.) L # 25 ft. 25 ft. < L # 40 ft. 40 ft. < L # 55 ft.

Diameter (in.) 1 in. 1 1/4 in. 1 1/2 in.

*Pressure distribution lateral diameters for one-quarter (1/4) in. holes spaced at three (3) ft. on centers.

(5) Pressure distribution laterals shall have one (1) row of holes with three (3) feet on center spacing.(6) The holes in the pressure distribution laterals shall be one-quarter (1/4) inch in diameter.(7) The number of holes per lateral, including the hole in the end cap, shall be calculated as:

LatNumber of holes per lateral = (L – 1.50/3) + X;where: X = 1 if R < 0.5; and X = 2 if R $ 0.5; andR = the remainder from the mathematical equation.

(8) The first hole in each lateral shall be eighteen (18) inches from the center of the manifold.(9) The last hole in the pressure distribution lateral before the end cap shall be at not less than eighteen (18) inches and notmore than thirty-six (36) inches from the end cap.(10) The end of each lateral shall be capped, and a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole shall be drilled in the upper half of the end cap.(11) Burrs shall be removed from the edges of all holes and from the interiors of all laterals.(12) All pressure distribution laterals shall be:

(A) at the same elevation; and(B) level throughout their lengths.

(13) The pressure distribution laterals shall be placed in the aggregate bed with all holes, except the end cap holes, facingdown.(i) Pressure distribution laterals shall be laid out as shown in Figure 2, as follows:(1) The separation distance between pressure distribution laterals shall be not less than twenty-four (24) inches and not morethan thirty-six (36) inches.(2) Pressure distribution laterals shall be located not less than twelve (12) inches and not more than eighteen (18) inches fromthe sides of the aggregate bed along the length of the lateral.(3) Pressure distribution laterals shall be attached to the manifold using nondirectional fittings designed to withstand therequired pressures exerted on them.(4) The end of each pressure distribution lateral with the hole in the end cap of the lateral shall be eighteen (18) inches fromthe end of the aggregate bed.



(5) All joints, including the end caps, shall withstand the pressures exerted on them.(j) Effluent pump selection for elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems shall be based on the manufacturer's pump curves

for the required pump discharge rate at the total dynamic head imposed on the pump, as follows:(1) The total discharge rate of the effluent pump shall be the total number of one-quarter (1/4) inch holes in all laterals(including the holes in the end caps) times one and twenty-eight hundredths (1.28) gallons per minute (gpm).(2) The total dynamic head imposed on the pump shall be the sum of the following:

(A) The design head shall be three (3) feet.(B) Plus friction loss in the effluent force main and manifold as determined by Tables X and XI in section 84(h) of thisrule when plastic pipe is used.(C) Plus the static head which is the difference in elevation from the effluent pump and the highest point in the effluentforce main or the connection to the manifold, whichever is the highest elevation.




410 IAC 6-10.1-91 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: protection of the siteAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 91. (a) Before the start of any construction on the property, the following areas must be staked out and protected fromdisturbance:

(1) The soil absorption system area.(2) The dispersal area.(3) The subsurface drainage system area.(4) The set-aside area (if required in the approved plan).(5) Areas designated for future expansion (if required in the approved plan).(b) Special caution shall be taken to prevent wheeled and tracked vehicles from compacting the area selected for placement

of the elevated sand mound soil absorption system before, during, and after construction, especially during wet weather. Alterationof soil structure by movement of vehicles may be grounds for rejection of the site or the on-site sewage system, or both. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-91; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-92 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: requirements for system constructionAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 92. (a) Site preparation, tilling, construction, finish grading, and soil stabilization shall:(1) be performed in accordance with the approved plans; and(2) not be performed when the soil is frozen.(b) Elevated sand mound soil absorption systems, as follows, shall not be constructed during periods of wet weather when the

soil is sufficiently wet at the depth of installation to exceed its plastic limit:(1) This applies to soils classified as the following:

(A) Sandy loam.(B) Silt loam.(C) Loam.(D) Clay loam.(E) Silty clay loam.(F) Sandy clay.(G) Silty clay.(H) Clay.

(2) Sufficient samples shall be evaluated throughout the soil absorption system site, from the soil surface to the depth of tilling,to assure that the plastic limit of the soil is not exceeded.(3) The plastic limit of a soil shall be considered to have been exceeded when the soil can be rolled between the palms of thehands to produce threads one-eighth (1/8) inch in diameter without breaking apart and crumbling.


410 IAC 6-10.1-93 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: installation of the effluent force mainAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 93. (a) To minimize disturbance of the basal area, the effluent force main must be brought above grade prior to enteringthe basal area and it must be extended upward through the INDOT Specification 23 sand to the point where it will enter the aggregatebed. The effluent force main shall be laid in the aggregate bed to the point of connection to the manifold.

(b) If the effluent force main is installed prior to tilling the elevated sand mound site, the following apply:



(1) The effluent force main must be installed a minimum of sixteen (16) inches below existing grade from the outlet of thedosing tank to the point where it comes up through the INDOT Specification 23 sand, outside of the basal area.(2) The end of the effluent force main shall be fitted with a temporary vertical pipe extending at least three (3) feet above gradeand temporarily capped during the construction process.(3) The portion of the effluent force main which comes above existing grade must be bedded and stabilized properly as thesand is applied.(c) If the effluent force main is installed after tilling of the site and placement of the INDOT Specification 23 sand, the

following apply:(1) The excavation must be hand dug through the INDOT Specification 23 sand.(2) Dirt, sand, and debris must be prevented from entering the effluent force main during installation.(3) The portion of the effluent force main that is installed in the INDOT Specification 23 sand must be properly bedded andstabilized.


410 IAC 6-10.1-94 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: preparation of the siteAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 94. (a) For all elevated sand mound sites, the following requirements shall be met for site preparation:(1) Vegetation that would interfere with the soils evaluation, system layout, or system construction shall be cut and removed(not scraped) prior to installation without causing compaction.(2) Trees shall be cut off at the ground surface and removed, with only stumps left in place. The department may requirescarring of the tree stumps.(3) Tree roots that protrude above the tilled surface shall be cut off and removed without causing compacted soil material.(4) The portion of the elevated sand mound site receiving INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be tilled along the contour ofthe site to a depth of seven (7) inches to fourteen (14) inches with a moldboard or chisel plow, or a bulldozer with a ripper.A backhoe may be used to till sites with special considerations as noted in subsection (b). The department or local healthdepartment may require field supervision of tilling operations. The following requirements apply:

(A) If a chisel plow or a bulldozer with a ripper is used, tillage shall be across the site along the contour of the site.(B) If a moldboard plow is used:

(i) it shall have at least two (2) bottoms and make only one (1) pass across the area, along the contour of the site;and(ii) on sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%), the furrows shall be turned upslope.

(b) For wooded sites, and sites that limit the use of larger equipment, a backhoe may be used to till the site if the followingrequirements are met:

(1) The use of a backhoe shall be approved, in writing, by the department or local health department.(2) Tilling shall be performed along the contour of the site.(3) The surface of the ground shall be tilled with the chisel teeth fitted onto the backhoe bucket.(4) The backhoe shall remain on untilled soil.(5) If a moldboard plow, chisel plow, or bulldozer with a ripper is used to till the site, the provisions of subsection (a)(4) mustbe utilized.(c) If compacted soil material is identified in the soil from the surface to a depth of twelve (12) inches, tilling of the soil shall

be to a depth of at least two (2) inches below the bottom of the compacted soil material. If compacted soil material is identified inthe soil at a depth greater than twelve (12) inches, the site is unsuitable for elevated sand mound construction, unless the compactionis broken up by a method approved by the department. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-94; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; filed Aug 28, 2013, 10:21 a.m.: 20130925-IR-410120616FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018,2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)



410 IAC 6-10.1-95 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: placement of the sand on the basal areaAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 95. (a) The basal area shall be covered using sand that meets the requirements listed in Table XVI in section 88(j) of thisrule.

(b) INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be placed on the tilled area immediately after tilling the site to protect the tilled surfacesfrom damage by precipitation.

(c) The depth of the INDOT Specification 23 sand under the aggregate bed shall be at least twelve (12) inches (on sites withslopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%), the depth of INDOT Specification 23 sand beneath the downslope side of the aggregatebed will be greater than twelve (12) inches).

(d) INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be placed on the tilled surface as follows:(1) On sites with slopes one-half percent (1/2%) or less, from the ends of the elevated sand mound.(2) On sites with slopes greater than one-half percent (1/2%) and less than or equal to six percent (6%), from the ends orupslope edge of the elevated sand mound.(e) At least six (6) inches of INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be kept between the vehicle tracks or tires and the tilled soil

of the site.(f) The depth of INDOT Specification 23 sand around the aggregate bed shall be the sum of:(1) the depth of the sand under the aggregate bed; and(2) the depth of the aggregate bed.(g) A one (1) foot wide border of INDOT Specification 23 sand shall surround the aggregate bed, level with the top of the

aggregate bed. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-95; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA;readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-96 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: construction of the aggregate bedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 96. (a) The surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand at the sand/aggregate interface shall be smooth and free of rutsand depressions before the placement of the aggregate.

(b) The depth of aggregate in the aggregate bed from side to side and end to end shall be at least:(1) six (6) inches below the pressure distribution laterals;(2) plus the outside diameter of the pressure distribution laterals;(3) plus two (2) inches above the pressure distribution laterals.(c) The aggregate bed shall be covered with a barrier material which meets the minimum requirements of section 77 of this

rule. The barrier material shall cover the aggregate bed from side to side and from end to end. (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-10.1-96; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-97 Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: placement of the soil material and final gradeAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 97. (a) If the ground surface along the perimeter of the INDOT Specification 23 sand was not tilled during preparationof the elevated sand mound site, the perimeter shall be prepared by tilling in accordance with the requirements of section 94 of thisrule.

(b) The soil material cover shall:(1) have a texture other than sand or loamy sand;(2) be capable of sustaining plant growth; and(3) be placed on the INDOT Specification 23 sand without causing compacted soil material.



(c) Prior to placement of the soil cover material, the surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be prepared by:(1) maintaining a minimum grade of at least three-to-one (3:1); and(2) preparing the surface of the INDOT Specification 23 sand so that it is smooth and free of ruts and depressions.(d) The aggregate and sand of the elevated sand mound shall be covered with a minimum of twelve (12) inches of soil material.

An additional six (6) inches of that soil material, for a total of eighteen (18) inches, shall be placed over the center line of the longaxis of the aggregate bed and crowned to promote surface runoff away from the elevated sand mound.

(e) Soil material shall be placed on the tilled portion of the sand perimeter and graded according to the requirements ofsubsection (f).

(f) The soil material cover shall have a minimum final grade on all sides of three-to-one (3:1).(g) The elevated sand mound shall be seeded or sodded with grasses adapted to the area. If seeded, the elevated sand mound

shall be protected by a cover of straw, burlap, or some other biodegradable material that will protect it against erosion. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-97; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26,2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-98 Abandonment of an on-site sewage systemAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 98. (a) When the use of an on-site sewage system is discontinued, the following procedure must be followed for all tanksand electrical service:

(1) Electrical power must be disconnected at the source. All controls and panels must be removed.(2) All above ground electrical lines that will not be used for other purposes must be removed.(3) A licensed septic tank cleaner must pump all contents from all tanks in the on-site sewage system.(4) The tanks must either be:

(A) removed or the lids crushed into the tanks and the holes or tanks must be backfilled with debris-free sand or othergranular material, concrete, or soil material that is compacted to prevent settling. (If a sand mound is being abandoned,sand, aggregate and soil cover from the sand mound may be used for filling the tank or tanks); or(B) filled with flowable fill.

(5) Properly grade and establish vegetative cover.(b) The components of the soil absorption system may be left intact, if there are no plans to use the area for other purposes.

Vegetative cover must be maintained.(c) If effluent has surfaced, those areas must be covered with hydrated lime followed by top soil and a vegetative cover.(d) If components of the soil absorption system are to be removed, the following procedure must be used:(1) A licensed septic tank cleaner must pump all contents from all distribution boxes in the on-site sewage system.(2) Allow sufficient time after the on-site sewage system is taken out of service and the tanks pumped to make sure the entiresoil absorption system is completely dry.(3) A contractor must remove the distribution network, aggregate and sand (if any) from the site.(4) The contractor must dispose of the materials at a licensed landfill.(5) The site must be properly graded and a vegetative cover established.(e) Written documentation of tank abandonment must be provided to the department and the local health department by the

owner in the form of a receipt from the contractor. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-98; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.:20121114-IR-410120157FRA; filed Apr 17, 2014, 10:10 a.m.: 20140514-IR-410130351FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

410 IAC 6-10.1-99 Matters incorporated by referenceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19-3-4

Sec. 99. (a) Bulletin SE 11, "The Sanitary Vault Privy", 1986 Edition, is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. It isavailable at the department at 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.



(b) NSF/ANSI Standard 40-2010 and Standard 46-2010a are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies ofeach standard are available for reference in the files of the department. Copies of the standards may be obtained by mailing a requestto the National Sanitation Foundation, 789 North Dixboro Road, P.O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-0140, or at:

www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/joint.cgi/nsf(c) ASTM Standards C 923-08, C 990-09, C 1644-06, D 1527-99 (Reapproved 2005), D 1785-06, D 2241-09, D 2282-99

(Reapproved 2005), D 2661-11, D 2665-12, D 2680-01 (Reapproved 2009), D 2729-11, D 2751-05, D 3034-08, D 4355-07, D 4491-99a (Reapproved 2009), D 4533-11, D 4632-08, D 4751-04, D 6241-04 (Reapproved 2009), F 405-05, F 480-12, F 667-12, F 810-07, and F 891-10 are incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of each standard are available for reference inthe files of the department. ASTM standards may be obtained at:

http://www.astm.org/Standard/index.shtml(d) AASHTO Standard M252-09 is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard are available

for reference in the files of the department. This standard may be obtained at:http://www.transportation.org

(e) NRCS Standard 606, September 2003 is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard areavailable for reference in the files of the department. This standard may be obtained at:

http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/references/public/AL/tg606.pdf(f) INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904, Aggregates is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2)

copies of the standard are available for reference in the files of the department. The standard may be obtained at:http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/standards/book/sep11/sep.htm

(g) NEMA 250-2008 is incorporated by reference as part of this rule. Two (2) copies of the standard are available for referencein the files of the department. The standard may be obtained at http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=NEMA%20250-2008&source=google&adgroup=nema&gclid=CKe9-66a368CFSWFQAodnnii_A. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-10.1-99; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:07 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120157FRA; readopted filed Sep 26, 2018, 2:48 p.m.: 20181024-IR-410180328RFA)

Rule 11. School-Age Child Care Facilities

410 IAC 6-11-1 PurposeAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 1. This rule establishes minimum requirement for sanitation at school-age child care facilities. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-11-1; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45 a.m.: 12 IR 2046; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readoptedfiled May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-11-2 DefinitionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 2. As used in this rule:(1) "Facility" means a school-age child care facility, except where clearly used in another context.(2) "School-age child care facility" means that portion of a building used for school-age child care pursuant to IC 20-5-61 [IC20-5-61 was repealed by P.L.9-1991, SECTION 98, effective January 1, 1992.], including the property upon which thebuilding rests.(3) "Site" means the property upon which the school-age child care facility rests.(4) "Student" means a child five (5) to fourteen (14) years of age who is served by a school-age child care facility.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-11-2; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45 a.m.: 12 IR 2046; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.:24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.:20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)



410 IAC 6-11-3 General sanitationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 3. (a) Each site shall be maintained to protect the health of students and shall be free of any hazards or nuisances.(b) No site shall be located nearer than five hundred (500) feet to any unhealthful condition.(c) Each site shall be graded to prevent ponding and excessive inflow from surrounding areas.(d) Each facility shall at all times be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, and shall be in a good state of repair.


410 IAC 6-11-4 Facility sanitationAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 4. (a) All interior surfaces of a facility shall be easily cleanable, and of nontoxic durable construction.(b) All light fixtures in a facility shall be shielded to protect the students from injury due to bulb breakage.(c) Each facility shall have ventilation sufficient to provide adequate oxygen, a character of freshness in the air, and to remove

exhaled air and undesirable odors during periods of student occupancy.(d) Each facility shall be equipped with a heating system capable of maintaining a temperature of not less than sixty-eight

degrees Fahrenheit (68E F), in all student areas under the severest of weather conditions. Portable space heaters are prohibited.(e) Pipes, ducts, and radiators containing steam or hot water and located in student areas shall be shielded to protect the

students from injury.(f) All electrical wiring accessible to students shall be protected to prevent accidental shock. All electrical receptacles and

switches accessible to students shall be shielded to prevent accidental shock.(g) All furniture and equipment accessible to students shall be durable and easily cleanable, with rounded corners and edges,

and otherwise protected as necessary to ensure safety.(h) Drinking water shall be provided on each floor of a facility that is accessible to students. Drinking water facilities shall have

impervious, easily cleanable surfaces and shall be kept clean and in a good state of repair. Drinking fountains, where provided, shallhave a sanitary type guarded angle-stream jet head and an adjustable flow regulator. The outlet shall not be below the flood rim ofthe fixture.

(i) Each facility shall be provided with restrooms and sanitary facilities. There shall be at least one (1) separate, readilyaccessible restroom for each sex including the following:

(1) Restrooms shall be equipped with lavatories or other satisfactory handwashing facilities or such equipment must beavailable in an adjacent room through which the students must pass upon egress from the restroom.(2) Handwashing facilities shall be supplied with hot and cold water under pressure. Hot water provided for the handwashingfacilities shall be maintained between one hundred five degrees Fahrenheit (105E F) and one hundred twenty degreesFahrenheit (120E F). An adequate supply of soap, and individual sanitary towels in dispensers, or heating units for automatichand drying shall be provided convenient to all handwashing facilities. Common towels are not acceptable. If individualsanitary towels are provided, a suitable container for used towels shall also be provided.(3) Restroom toilet fixtures shall be of the water-flushed type. Multiple seat toilets or makeshift trough arrangements shall notbe provided even though they may be equipped for water flushing. All water closets shall be partitioned as necessary to provideindividual stalls. Partitions shall have impervious, smooth-surfaced, easily cleanable surfaces. Wood surfaces are notacceptable. An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided in a dispenser at each water closet.(4) Covered disposal facilities shall be provided in restrooms available to junior high school age girls and above.(5) Restroom floors shall have easily cleanable, nonporous surfaces. Restroom walls and ceilings shall have smoothnonabsorbent, easily cleanable surfaces.(6) Restroom entrances shall be screened to prevent viewing the restroom interior from the exterior. Restroom exterior doorsand operable windows shall be fly-proof and tight-fitting.




410 IAC 6-11-5 Food serviceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 5. All rooms, equipment, and utensils used for the storage, preparation, and serving of food, or for washing of foodequipment and utensils at a facility, shall be constructed and operated in accordance with 410 IAC 7-15.1 [410 IAC 7-15.1 wasrepealed filed Mar 30, 2000, 3:51 p.m.: 23 IR 1984.]. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-11-5; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45a.m.: 12 IR 2047; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.:20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-11-6 Water supplyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 6. A safe, potable supply of water under pressure, shall be provided at the facility at all times during periods of studentoccupancy. Where a public water supply is not available, a properly located and constructed private water supply shall be utilized.The potable water supply shall be maintained in a good state of repair. There shall be no direct physical connection, existing orpotential, between a potable water supply system and an unsafe water supply system used for fire protection, lawn sprinkling, toiletflushing, or other nonpotable use. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-11-6; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45 a.m.: 12 IR 2047;readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA;readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-11-7 Sewage disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 7. Facility sewers, sewage treatment and disposal systems shall be constructed, operated, and maintained to transmit anddispose of peak and average daily sewage flows without creating a health hazard, nuisance, surface water pollution, or groundwaterpollution. Facility sewers, sewage treatment, and disposal systems shall also be located to prevent the possibility of contaminatingthe facility potable water supply. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-11-7; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45 a.m.: 12 IR 2047;readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA;readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

410 IAC 6-11-8 Refuse disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4Affected: IC 16-41

Sec. 8. Refuse generated at a facility shall be properly collected pending disposal. Refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, water-tightcontainers. Refuse containers shall be kept in a sanitary condition, and shall be kept closed when not in use. Refuse containers shallbe located on a concrete base, or else stored on racks with at least eight (8) inches clearance above the ground. Where service permits,approved hopper-type containers should be substituted for refuse cans. The area around refuse storage containers shall be kept cleanand free of litter. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-11-8; filed Jun 12, 1989, 9:45 a.m.: 12 IR 2047; readopted filed Jul11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11,



2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA)

Rule 12. Plan Review, Construction Permits, and Fees for Services

410 IAC 6-12-0.5 ApplicabilityAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5; IC 16-19-5-1Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 0.5. The definitions in this rule apply throughout this rule. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-0.5; filed Oct18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10,2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-1 "Absorption field" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5; IC 16-19-5-1Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 1. "Absorption field" means a:(1) system of open-jointed tiles or perforated pipes laid in soil;(2) series of trenches; or(3) bed of sand, gravel, and soil;

into which the effluent from a septic tank or other sewage treatment devices is pumped or flows by gravity for absorption into thesoil. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-1; filed Jul 12, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2219; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23p.m.: 24 IR 4234; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA;readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-2 "Board" defined (Repealed)

Sec. 2. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 821)

410 IAC 6-12-3 "Commissioner" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 3. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department or his or her duly authorized representative. (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-3; filed Jul 12, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2219; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR4234; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readoptedfiled Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-3.1 "Community wastewater disposal facility" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 3.1. "Community wastewater disposal facility" means a commercial on-site wastewater disposal facility that will servetwo (2) or more properties. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-3.1; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readoptedfiled Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-3.2 "Department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19



Sec. 3.2. "Department" means the Indiana department of health or its authorized representative. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-12-3.2; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.:20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-12-4 "Person" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 4. "Person" means any of the following:(1) An individual.(2) A partnership.(3) A copartnership.(4) A corporation.(5) A firm.(6) A company.(7) An association.(8) A society.(9) A holding company.(10) A trustee.(11) A school corporation.(12) A school city.(13) A school town.(14) A school district.(15) Any unit of government.(16) Any other legal entity, its or their successors or assigns, or agent of the aforesaid.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-4; filed Jul 12, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2220; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.:24 IR 4234; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 818; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA;readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-5 "Site evaluation" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-12-6 "Soil profile analysis" defined (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-12-7 Permit requirementAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 12-17.2; IC 16-19; IC 16-41

Sec. 7. No person shall cause or allow the construction, installation, or modification of any facility described hereafter, withouthaving a valid construction permit issued in accordance with this rule. Construction permits are required for the following:

(1) Agricultural labor camps subject to IC 16-41-26.(2) Child caring institutions, day nurseries, and children's group homes subject to IC 12-17.2.(3) Mobile home parks subject to IC 16-41-27.(4) Recreational vehicle campgrounds subject to IC 16-19-3-4 and 410 IAC 6-7.1.(5) Schools subject to IC 16-41-21 [IC 16-41-21 was repealed by P.L.86-2015, SECTION 1, effective July 1, 2015.].(6) Youth camps subject to IC 16-19-3-4 and 410 IAC 6-7.2.




410 IAC 6-12-8 Application for construction permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19; IC 25-21.5-9-4

Sec. 8. (a) An application for a permit to construct any facility subject to section 7 of this rule shall be made to the departmenton forms provided by the department. Application for a construction permit shall be made at least ninety (90) days before the dateconstruction of the facility is to commence. An application shall be considered complete only when the form is completed in itsentirety, including all supplemental information required or requested by the department. An application for a permit shall, at aminimum, include the following:

(1) The signature of the applicant or his or her designated agent.(2) The name, business address, and business telephone number of the owner. For corporate owners, the name of thecorporation, the name of its designated agent, and that agent's business address and business telephone number shall suffice.(3) One (1) set of detailed construction plans and specifications certified and sealed by an engineer or architect currentlyregistered in Indiana, drawn to scale, and having sufficient clarity to be reproduced to create legible microfilm. As providedin IC 25-21.5-9-4, registered land surveyors may only certify and seal plans for gravity sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and tiledrains.(4) A map or other documentation showing the location of the property involved.(5) A plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the following:

(A) The location of the proposed facility with respect to property lines.(B) The existing and proposed:

(i) structures;(ii) roads;(iii) parking lots;(iv) sewers;(v) sewage disposal systems;(vi) water wells; and(vii) water lines;

on the property.For those facilities that will be served by a commercial on-site wastewater disposal system that includes an absorption field,the plot plan shall also show site topography with contours established at intervals of two (2) feet or less.(6) The fee for plan review required by section 17 of this rule.(7) The name, business address, and business telephone number, in writing, of the registered engineer or architect who certifiedand sealed the construction plans and specifications required by subdivision (3).(8) For those facilities that will be served by a commercial on-site wastewater disposal system that includes an absorption field,a soil profile analysis conducted by a soil scientist currently registered in Indiana for the soils observed in the area of theproposed absorption field. Said analysis shall include all information required by 410 IAC 6-10.(9) Wastewater characteristics and calculations used to estimate wastewater flow on the peak day, in gallons, to be disposedof. If more than one (1) type of facility is involved in the project, wastewater characteristics and calculations used to estimatewastewater flow, in gallons, from each facility on the peak day must be submitted.(10) A summary delineating, for each diameter of pipe utilized, the estimated total length of water line, sanitary sewer, andsewage force main to be installed.(11) All additional information requested by the department to substantiate that the proposed facility can reasonably beexpected to conform to the requirements of laws and rules applicable to the facility, without causing a:

(A) health or safety hazard;(B) nuisance;(C) surface water pollution; or



(D) ground water pollution.(b) Requests for additional substantiating information made under subsection (a)(11) shall be addressed to the registered

engineer or architect who certified and sealed the construction plans and specifications in compliance with subsection (a)(3). (IndianaDepartment of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-8; filed Jul 12, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2220; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR4234; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 819; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readoptedfiled Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

410 IAC 6-12-9 Right of entryAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 9. The department or the local health department's authorized representative may enter upon public or private propertyat reasonable times and upon presentation of credentials to:

(1) inspect facilities, equipment, or records;(2) investigate allegations;(3) determine topography, elevations, or soil characteristics;(4) conduct tests or collect samples for the purpose of obtaining information necessary to the issuance of a permit under thisrule; or(5) determine whether any person is subject to, or in violation of, this rule or any permit or order issued under this rule.


410 IAC 6-12-10 Official's signature; effective dateAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 10. Construction permits shall be:(1) signed by the commissioner on behalf of the department; and(2) considered issued as of the date of mailing.


410 IAC 6-12-11 Permit conditionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 11. The department may specify in its construction permits any limitations, terms, or conditions necessary to provide afunctional, easily operated, enduring facility or to prevent a health or safety hazard, nuisance, surface water pollution, or ground waterpollution. In addition, all construction permits shall contain the following requirements, not necessarily verbatim:

(1) The permit shall expire on the last day of the twelfth month following the month of permit issuance, unless the applicanthas started construction of the facility on or before the date of permit expiration.(2) That all necessary local permits and approvals shall be obtained before construction is begun.(3) That any proposed changes, alterations, or additions to the approved facilities be submitted to the department for reviewand approval prior to the start of construction that will effect the proposed changes, alterations, or additions.(4) That, if pollution, health hazards, or nuisance conditions occur that are attributable to the facility permitted, immediatecorrective action shall be taken by the owner.(5) That the permittee notify the department and the local health department at least seven (7) days before construction of theapproved facilities is to commence.




410 IAC 6-12-12 Standards for issuanceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 12. The department may reject an application for permit to construct a facility unless the applicant has submitted thefollowing:

(1) All documentation and fees required by sections 8(a) and 17 of this rule.(2) Evidence that the facility can be constructed, modified, or installed and operated in such a manner that it will not violateany law or rule applicable to the facility, or any other applicable sanitation, health, siting, or pollution control rules orordinances existing at the time of application.


410 IAC 6-12-13 Construction permit revocations and modificationsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 13. A facility construction permit may be revoked or modified by the department for any of the following causes:(1) Violation of a law or rule applicable to the facility, or any other applicable sanitation, health, siting, or pollution controlrules or ordinances existing at the time of application.(2) Violation of any limitation, term, or condition contained in the construction permit.(3) Failure to disclose all facts relevant to construction and use of the facility that might adversely impact health, surface water,or ground water.(4) Any misrepresentation made to obtain the construction permit.(5) Any other change, situation, or activity relating to use of the facility that, in the judgment of the department, is notconsistent with the purposes of this rule or a law or rule applicable to the facility.


410 IAC 6-12-14 Denial of an application for construction permitAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19

Sec. 14. An application for facility construction permit may be denied by the department for any of the following causes:(1) Any misrepresentation made in the application.(2) Failure of the owner, or the engineer or architect who certified and sealed the construction plans and specifications, torespond to a request for revised plans and specifications or additional information made under section 8 of this rule, withinsix (6) months of receiving the request.(3) Failure to show that the facility can be:

(A) constructed;(B) operated;(C) maintained; or(D) abandoned;

in compliance with any law or rule applicable to the facility.




410 IAC 6-12-15 Petitions for review (Repealed)


410 IAC 6-12-16 Fees (Repealed)

Sec. 16. (Repealed by Indiana Department of Health; filed Apr 16, 1996, 4:10 p.m.: 19 IR 2285)

410 IAC 6-12-17 FeesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-19-3-5Affected: IC 16-19; IC 16-21-2; IC 16-28-1; IC 16-41-27

Sec. 17. Fees shall be assessed for plan review and related services rendered by the department, in accordance with thefollowing:

(1) For each plan review conducted for the following, the schedule of fees is:(A) A commercial on-site wastewater disposal facility under 410 IAC 6-10: two hundred dollars ($200).(B) A community wastewater disposal facility under 410 IAC 6-10: seven hundred dollars ($700).(C) An ambulatory outpatient surgery center under IC 16-21-2 and 410 IAC 15.2: four hundred fifty dollars ($450).(D) A health facility under IC 16-28-1 and 410 IAC 16.2: one hundred fifty dollars ($150).(E) A new hospital or hospital addition under IC 16-21-2 and 410 IAC 15: five hundred fifty dollars ($550).(F) Remodeling of an existing hospital under IC 16-21-2 and 410 IAC 15: three hundred dollars ($300).(G) A mobile home park or mobile home park addition under IC 16-41-27 and this rule: three hundred dollars ($300).

(2) For projects that include both a commercial on-site wastewater disposal facility and a facility subject to subdivision (1)(C)through (1)(F), the total fee for plan review shall be the larger of the two (2) fees applicable to that project under subdivision(1).(3) No additional fee shall be assessed for review of revised plans for the same project.(4) Before a service enumerated in subdivision (1) can proceed, the requisite fee must have been received. Only a check, amoney order, or an electronic transfer of funds is acceptable. All checks or money orders shall be made payable to the "IndianaState Department of Health". Electronic transfer of funds will be acceptable only when the department is capable of receivingsuch transfers. Only that portion of a payment made in excess of the requisite fee is refundable.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-12-17; filed Oct 18, 2004, 1:15 p.m.: 28 IR 821; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)

Rule 13. Tanning Facility Sanitation and Safety (Transferred)NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 6-13) to the State Board of Cosmetology Examiners (820IAC 5-1) by P.L.142-1995, SECTION 33, effective July 1, 1995.

Rule 14. Railroad Mobile Camps

410 IAC 6-14-1 "Camp car" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 1. As used in this rule, "camp car" means a railroad car, trailer, or other mobile shelter in a mobile camp that is inhabitedby railroad maintenance of way employees, or contract employees, for the normal activities of daily living. (Indiana Department ofHealth; 410 IAC 6-14-1; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.:



20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-2 "Department" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 2. As used in this rule, "department" means the means the Indiana department of health. (Indiana Department of Health;410 IAC 6-14-2; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA; errata filed Jul 28, 2021, 9:20 a.m.:20210811-IR-410210312ACA)

410 IAC 6-14-3 "Easily cleanable" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 3. As used in this rule, "easily cleanable" means:(1) readily accessible;(2) impervious; and(3) with exposed surfaces that are sufficiently smooth that residue can be effectively removed using normal cleaning methods.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-3; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-4 "Food grade" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 4. As used in this rule, "food grade" means constructed of materials that are as follows:(1) Smooth.(2) Nontoxic.(3) Nonabsorbent.(4) Easily cleanable.(5) Easily sanitized.(6) Heat-resistant.(7) Corrosion-resistant.(8) Impact-resistant.(9) Abrasion-resistant.


410 IAC 6-14-5 "Health officer" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 5. As used in this rule, "health officer" means:(1) the health officer of a local health department; or(2) his or her authorized representative.




410 IAC 6-14-6 "Mobile camp" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10-1; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 6. As used in this rule, "mobile camp" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-9-10-1(a). (Indiana Department of Health; 410IAC 6-14-6; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-7 "Refuse" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 7. As used in this rule, "refuse" means all solid wastes, including:(1) garbage;(2) rubbish; and(3) ashes;

but excluding body wastes. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-7; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-8 "Sewage" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 8. As used in this rule, "sewage" means all:(1) body waste; and(2) water-carried waste derived from ordinary living processes.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-8 ; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-9 "Toilet" definedAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 16-19-3

Sec. 9. As used in this rule, "toilet" means a device provided for individual convenience in the sanitary disposal of body wastes.(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-9; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-10 Administration; required notifications; feesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3; IC 16-20-1-2; IC 16-20-1-19; IC 16-22-8-6; IC 16-22-8-34

Sec. 10. (a) This rule shall be enforced by local health officers under:(1) IC 16-20-1-19; and(2) IC 16-22-8-34(a)(22).(b) A railroad company that houses maintenance of way employees in a mobile camp shall:(1) not later than two (2) business days after its employees arrive at a location, notify the local health department withjurisdiction in the area in which the mobile camp is located of the existence of the mobile camp; and(2) request and permit inspection by an authorized representative of the local health department to ensure that the conditionsof the camp cars are:



(A) safe;(B) sanitary;(C) healthful; and(D) in compliance with this rule.

(c) An inspection fee necessary to cover all the expenses incurred in the process of conducting inspections of a mobile campshall be paid by the railroad company operating the mobile camp. The inspection fee shall be paid to the:

(1) local health department under IC 16-20-1-2; or(2) municipal corporation under IC 16-22-8-6;

before initiation of the inspection(d) The mobile camp owner or operator shall immediately notify the local health officer of any suspected communicable or

contagious disease within the mobile camp. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-10; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.:20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020,2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-11 Mobile camp sitesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 11. (a) Mobile camps shall be located:(1) on well-drained sites;(2) in areas free from flooding or ponded water; and(3) in areas free of any other conditions that will cause or contribute to a health hazard.(b) Every camp car in a mobile camp used for sleeping shall:(1) be equipped with lavatories and body washing facilities; and(2) have a:

(A) potable water supply; and(B) means of sewage or excreta collection and disposal;

that comply with this rule.(c) Camp cars shall be located such that their floors are reasonably level. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-11;

filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-12 Physical facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 12. (a) Camp cars shall be structurally sound, maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, and in good repair. Inaddition, camp car:

(1) exterior walls must be free of cracks and holes;(2) interior walls must have easily cleanable, smooth, hard surfaces;(3) floors and floor coverings must be easily cleanable;(4) exterior doors, and any operable windows, shall be fly-proof and tight-fitting;(5) doors must have latches or doorknobs; and(6) ceilings must be a minimum of seven (7) feet from the floor.(b) Adequate arrangements for storing of clothing and personal effects for each occupant shall be provided.(c) Each habitable room of a camp car shall have at least one (1) window or skylight opening directly outdoors. The:(1) aggregate glazed area of each habitable room's openings must be at least ten percent (10%) of the room's useable floor area;and(2) total openable area shall be at least forty-five percent (45%) of the minimum required glazed area.

Windows and skylights shall fit tightly in their frames, and the operable portion must open easily and be fitted with a latching



mechanism.(d) Every camp car occupied between June 1 and September 30 must be provided with an air-conditioning system capable of

maintaining a temperature of seventy-eight (78) degrees Fahrenheit or less.(e) Camp car ventilation shall be sufficient to:(1) provide adequate oxygen; and(2) remove exhaled air and undesirable odors during periods of occupancy.

Every camp car must be provided with a mechanical ventilation capable of replacing the air at least six (6) times per hour. Any roomsor other area of a camp car where toxic gases or odors are produced shall be mechanically exhausted to the outside.

(f) An operating mechanical exhaust device is required in rooms that have toilet and body washing facilities, capable ofreplacing the air in the facility at least six (6) times per hour.

(g) Any camp car that is occupied between October 1 and May 30 shall have operable heating equipment of capacity adequateto maintain a temperature of at least sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit in each habitable room. A heating device provided forcooking does not satisfy this requirement.

(h) No portable heaters other than those operated by electricity may be utilized or provided. Unvented kerosene heaters andcatalytic type heaters are prohibited.

(i) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light must be provided throughout all habitable rooms of a camp car.(j) Toilet and body washing facilities shall be:(1) screened;(2) partitioned; or(3) otherwise configured;

to prevent viewing of the interior when the entrance door is open.(k) Entrances to rooms that have toilet or bathing facilities shall be fitted with self-closing doors.(l) Restrooms shall be equipped with lavatories or other hand washing facilities, or such equipment shall be installed in an

adjacent room through which the users must pass upon egress from the restroom.(m) An adequate supply of soap and individual sanitary towels in dispensers, or other approved hand drying devices, shall be

provided convenient to all hand washing facilities. Common towels are not acceptable. If individual sanitary towels are provided,a suitable container for used towels shall also be provided.

(n) An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all hand washing facilities.(o) The following shall be kept clean and in good repair:(1) Lavatories.(2) Soap dispensers.(3) Hand drying devices.(4) Toilets.(5) Body washing facilities.(6) All related fixtures.(p) Body washing facilities shall be supplied with hot and cold water, under pressure. Hot water provided for body washing

facilities shall be maintained at or between one hundred five (105) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degreesFahrenheit. An automatic temperature control device, approved by the department, shall be provided to automatically control thetemperature of hot water supplied to body washing facilities so that it cannot exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.Either mixing type faucets or automatic mixing devices shall be utilized to control the mix of hot and cold water supplied to eachbody washing facility.

(q) Toilets shall:(1) have open front seats;(2) be made of impervious material;(3) be partitioned as necessary to provide individual stalls.

Stall partitions shall extend to a height of not less than five and one-half (5 1/2) feet from the floor, and the bottom shall be not morethan one (1) foot above the floor. Stall partitions shall be of smooth surface, impervious, easily cleanable material. Wood surfacesare not acceptable.

(r) An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided in a dispenser at each toilet.(s) Covered disposal facilities shall be provided in those restrooms provided for use by female employees.



(t) Based upon the number of employees served, toilets, urinals, hand washing, and body washing facilities shall be providedas follows:

Number of EmployeesBody Washing

Facilities Lavatories Toilets Urinals*

1–10 1 2 1 111–25 2 3 2 126–49 4 5 3 250–74 6 6 4 2

75–100 8 7 5 3Over 100 ** *** **** *****

*A toilet may be substituted for a urinal.**Two (2) additional body washing facilities for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.***Two (2) additional lavatories for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.****One (1) additional toilet for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.*****One (1) additional urinal for each fifty (50) employees, or fraction thereof.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-12; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filedSep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-13 Cooking facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3; IC 16-42

Sec. 13. Mobile camps, and the camp cars therein, shall comply with IC 16-42-1, IC 16-42-2, IC 16-42-5, and 410 IAC 7-24,where applicable. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-13; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-14 Sleeping facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 14. (a) At least eighty (80) square feet of floor space per occupant must be provided in rooms used for sleeping. Thereshall be not more than four (4) persons housed in a camp car at one (1) time.

(b) If bedding is provided by the mobile camp owner or operator, it shall be clean and washed before use by a new occupant.(c) Foam bed mattresses shall be provided with easily cleanable mattress covers.(d) Beds shall be arranged so:(1) the heads of the sleepers are at least six (6) feet apart; and(2) there are at least thirty (30) inches between the sides of the beds.(e) Vertical separation between the top of the lower mattress of a double-deck bunk and the upper bunk shall be a minimum

of twenty-seven (27) inches. The vertical separation between the top of the upper mattress and the ceiling shall be a minimum ofthirty-six (36) inches.

(f) Triple-deck and quadruple-deck bunk beds are prohibited.(g) Each camp car used for sleeping at a mobile camp must be equipped with a functioning weather radio that meets standard

CEA-2009, "Receiver Performance Specification for Public Alert Receivers", with the following features:(1) Tone alarm activation.(2) Specific alert message encoding or similar technology.




410 IAC 6-14-15 Potable water supplyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 15. (a) Potable water shall always be available for culinary and drinking purposes.(b) A source of drinking water shall be located in, or within two hundred (200) feet of, each camp car. An adequate supply of

potable bottled water will meet this requirement.(c) There shall be no direct physical connection between:(1) a mobile camp water supply; and(2) any source of pollution through which the camp water supply might become contaminated.(d) If single-use drinking cups are provided, an adequate supply shall be maintained at each potable water dispenser.(e) Common drinking cups are not permitted.(f) Drinking water facilities shall be:(1) constructed of impervious, easily cleanable materials; and(2) kept clean and in a good state of repair.(g) Devices shall be installed to protect against backflow and back-siphonage at all fixtures and equipment where an air gap

at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet is not provided between the water supply inlet and the fixture's flood level rim.A hose shall not be attached to a faucet unless a backflow prevention device is installed. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC6-14-15; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-16 Nonpotable water supplyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 16. (a) The water supply and distribution system must be capable of maintaining water pressure at not less than twenty(20) pounds per square inch (psi) during periods of peak water demand. The water supply shall have capacity to meet total daily waterdemands.

(b) There shall be no direct physical connection between:(1) a mobile camp water supply; and(2) any source of pollution through which the camp water supply might become contaminated.(c) Water supply facilities shall be:(1) constructed of impervious, easily cleanable materials; and(2) kept clean and in a good state of repair.(d) Devices shall be installed to protect against backflow and back-siphonage at all fixtures and equipment where an air gap

at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet is not provided between the water supply inlet and the fixture's flood level rim.A hose shall not be attached to a faucet unless a backflow prevention device is installed.

(e) Hoses used to fill water tanks shall be:(1) constructed of food grade materials; and(2) capped at both ends when not in use.


410 IAC 6-14-17 Sewage and excreta disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10-1; IC 13-18-12; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 17. (a) Toilet facilities shall be located pursuant to IC 8-9-10-1.(b) No person shall:(1) throw;



(2) run;(3) drain;(4) seep; or(5) otherwise dispose;

into any of the surface waters or ground waters of this state, or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep,or otherwise disposed into such waters, any organic or inorganic matter that would cause or contribute to a health hazard or waterpollution.

(c) All sewage or excreta generated, including gray water, shall be disposed of:(1) via a public sewer; or(2) by a wastewater management business licensed under IC 13-18-12.(d) Sewage and excreta holding tanks must be pumped before the accumulated waste exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the tank's

liquid holding capacity. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-17; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-18 Refuse disposalAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 18. (a) Refuse shall be stored in covered, fly-tight, watertight containers. Refuse can liners (also known as trash bags)constructed of plastic, paper, or similar material may not be stored outside a camp car.

(b) All refuse containers must be kept in a sanitary condition.(c) Mobile camps and the camp cars shall be kept clean and free of litter.(d) Refuse shall be collected, stored, and disposed of in such a manner that it will not create:(1) fly breeding;(2) rodent harborage;(3) an odor or smoke nuisance; or(4) a health, fire, or safety hazard.(e) Refuse shall not be burned except at an approved disposal site. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-18; filed

Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-19 Electrical facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 19. (a) All camp car electrical:(1) wiring;(2) switches; and(3) lighting fixtures;

shall be installed and maintained in a safe condition.(b) Electrical receptacles shall have wiring and circuit breakers or fuses sized to conform to the amperage of the receptacle

they supply.(c) When located in wet places or outside a camp car, the following shall be weatherproof:(1) Electrical switches.(2) Circuit breakers.(3) Receptacles.(4) Control equipment.(5) Metering devices.(d) Electrical receptacles shall:



(1) be grounded; and(2) not have an open neutral, open hot conductor, or reverse polarity.(e) Splices in electrical wires in accessible locations shall be made using approved junction boxes.(f) All light fixtures shall be covered or shielded to protect against injury resulting from bulb breakage.(g) All electrical receptacles and switches shall be shielded to prevent electric shock.(h) Unshielded bare electrical wires:(1) are prohibited; and(2) shall be wrapped or otherwise covered to prevent electric shock.(i) All restrooms and shower/locker room electrical receptacles provided for connection of personal grooming equipment shall

be protected by ground fault circuit interrupters to prevent electric shock. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-19; filedOct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-20 Gas facilitiesAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 20. (a) When gas is used, a properly installed system of gas lines and appurtenances that provides gas service adequatefor safe operation of appliances and equipment shall be provided.

(b) All gas outlet risers, regulators, meters, valves or other exposed equipment shall be protected by proper location or othermeans from mechanical damage by vehicles or other causes. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-20; filed Oct 30, 2008,4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filedSep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-21 Fire protection and safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 21. (a) Each camp car shall be equipped with a minimum of one (1) 4-A, 60-B:C, ten (10) pound, multipurpose, drychemical, pressure fire extinguisher that is readily accessible and maintained in an operable condition.

(b) Camp car hallways and exits from camp cars must be maintained free of obstructions.(c) Each camp car used for sleeping shall be equipped with a UL listed smoke detector that is kept clean and tested monthly.(d) A first aid kit that meets the requirements of American National Standards Institute standard Z308.1-2003 shall be available

at each mobile camp. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-21; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.:20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-22 Special hazardsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 22. (a) No condition shall be created in any camp car that is not conducive to health and safety.(b) Camp cars shall be kept free of insect and rodent infestations.(c) Neither employees nor visitors may use tobacco in any form in a camp car.(d) No:(1) flammable;(2) explosive;(3) toxic;(4) volatile;(5) acidic;



(6) caustic;(7) radioactive; or(8) otherwise hazardous;

liquid, gas, or chemical shall be used or stored in a camp car except small quantities needed for car maintenance, cleaning, sanitizing,or control of insects or rodents. Such materials shall be used and stored in full compliance with the manufacturer's recommendationsas shown on the container label. Additionally, such materials shall be stored in cabinets or in similarly enclosed devices used for noother purpose.

(e) Poisonous or toxic materials shall not be used in a way that contaminates:(1) food;(2) food service equipment; or(3) food utensils.


410 IAC 6-14-23 DepartureAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 23. Excepting new construction or installations, after departure the property upon which a mobile camp existed shall berestored to its original condition before the arrival of the mobile camp. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-23; filed Oct30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-24 Mobile camp inspectionsAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3; IC 16-22-8-6

Sec. 24. (a) The department, the local health officer, or a municipal corporation under IC 16-22-8-6 may enter a mobile campor a camp car therein, at reasonable times and upon presentation of credentials, to do any of the following:

(1) Inspect facilities, equipment, or records.(2) Investigate allegations, conduct tests, collect samples, or take photographs.(3) Obtain information necessary to the issuance of a permit under this rule.(4) Determine whether any person is subject to, or in violation of, this rule or a permit issued under this rule.(b) The local health officer or a municipal corporation under IC 16-22-8-6 may conduct either:(1) independent inspections of a mobile camp without the presence of a railroad company or union representative; or(2) joint inspections of a mobile camp with the presence of a railroad company and a union representative of each craft ofemployees working for the railroad company.(c) A local health department shall submit a copy of its completed report of inspection for a railroad mobile camp to the

railroad company. (Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-24; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA;readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA)

410 IAC 6-14-25 Incorporation by referenceAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4.4Affected: IC 8-9-10; IC 16-19-3

Sec. 25. The following are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this rule:(1) Standard CEA-2009, "Receiver Performance Specification for Public Alert Receivers", published by the ConsumerElectronics Association. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may beobtained from the Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads Street, Arlington, VA 22202.



(2) Standard Z308.1-2003, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits", published by the American NationalStandards Institute. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtainedfrom the International Safety Equipment Association, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209.


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